Which statement shows the relation between economic crisis and social structure in eighteenth-century France?

The crisis fell unequally on the Third Estate

The governing concept is unequal taxation within the Three Estates. France faced financial pressure from debt, costly wars, and a rising cost of living, yet the clergy and nobility retained important tax privileges. The Third Estate, which included peasants, workers, and the middle class, carried much of the direct-tax burden and also faced feudal dues and indirect taxes on necessities. Therefore, option A correctly connects economic crisis with social structure: the crisis was experienced unequally because rights and obligations were unequal. Option B is wrong because nobles were not the only sufferers; option C is wrong because privileges did not disappear automatically; and option D ignores the central role of taxation.

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