MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Louis XVI
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Clemens von Metternich
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Olympe de Gouges
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Napoleon
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Robespierre
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Detailed explanation-1: -The primary grievances of the Third Estate were that the formation of the Estates General was biased against them. Each time that the king had to call a vote about taxation, the First and Second Estates would always unite to vote that the Third Estate should pay the tax.
Detailed explanation-2: -This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Estate came to resent the special privileges of the aristoc-racy, a legacy of the Middle Ages, and the inefficient and corrupt methods of government.