Multiple choice

What percent of the French population was peasants in 1789?

  1. 40 %

  2. 60 %

  3. 90 %

  4. 100 %

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Peasants constituted approximately 90% of France's population in 1789. They were part of the Third Estate and bore the heavy burden of taxation.