Despite the financial crisis in France which groups enjoyed tax exemptions?

Clergy and nobles

Before the French Revolution, French society was divided into three Estates. The First Estate consisted of the clergy, and the Second Estate consisted of the nobility. These privileged groups enjoyed important advantages, including exemption from many taxes and access to special rights. The Third Estate, which included the majority of the population, carried most of the tax burden.

Therefore, option A, the clergy and nobles, is correct. Their exemptions became especially unpopular when the government faced debt and ordinary people struggled with rising prices. Peasants, workers, servants, and the poor belonged broadly to the Third Estate and did not enjoy the same privileges. This unequal system increased resentment against the old order.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.