Question

Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

A. Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.
B. Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.
C. The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.
D. The members of the Third Estate paid almost 100% of the taxes.

Answer 1

D. The. Members. Of the third estate paid almost 100% of the taxes