Question

the declaration of the rights of man made all french citizens equal before the law. how did this equality contrast with the ways of the old regime?

• the declaration removed the king from power
• the declaration forced the aristocracy to give up their land
• the declaration created a separation between church and state
• the declaration abolished the three estates

Explanation:

The Old Regime in France was structured into three estates (clergy, nobility, commoners) with unequal rights and privileges. The Declaration of the Rights of Man (1789) established legal equality for all citizens, which directly abolished the estate system that defined social hierarchy and inequality under the Old Regime. Other options are incorrect: removing the king occurred later (not via the declaration), forcing land surrender was not a declaration provision, separation of church and state was not its core equality-focused action.

Answer:

The declaration abolished the three estates