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What group of people made up the First Estate?

A. Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church
B. Peasants
C. Nobles
D. Bourgeoisie

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A.Clergy
The roman catholic clergy
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Answer:

The First Estate was the clergy, who were people, including priests, who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country. In addition to keeping registers of births, deaths and marriages, the clergy also had the power to levy a 10% tax known as the tithe.

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