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Explain who made up the three estates and how this led to the revolution.
1st-Clergy (collected tithes, didn't have to pay taxes
2nd-Nobles (didn't have to pay taxes, special roles in the military, given titles, wealthy)
3rd-Bourgeoisie and peasants (forced to pay all of the taxes, forced into the military, had to pay tithes, poor, hungry)
Inequity between the classes as described above.