French Revolution DBQ

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Before the beginning of the French Revolution France was experiencing instability as people faced many injustices by absolute monarchs who had all authority over government and society. For example, society in France was divided in three classes called estate in which the rich clergy and the nobles in the first two estates did not pay any taxes. Meanwhile the third estates consisting of a majority of poor people, middle class, and city workers were living in misery due to paying high taxes (Doc 1). This caused many people to go into poverty and not being able to afford any food. Furthermore, there were an uneven distribution of lands in France among people in society that led to uprisings. For instance, three percent of the first and