Answer:
In the past peasants and workers had
participated in the revolts against increasing taxes and food scarcity. But
they could not change the social and economic order. This was left to those
groups within the Third Estate who had become prosperous and had access to
education and new ideas. The 18th century witnessed the emergence of social
groups termed as middle class who earned their wealth through an expanding overseas
trade and from manufacturing goods and exporting them. In addition to merchants
and manufacturers, the Third estate included professions such as that of lawyers
or administrative officials. All of these were educated and believed that no
group in society should be privileged by birth. Rather, a person's social
position must depend on his merit.
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