USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Group of legislatures that represented all three estates?
A
National Assembly
B
Estates General
C
Tennis Court Oath
D
Jacobins
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Estates General of 1789 (French: États Généraux de 1789) was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), and the commoners (Third Estate ).

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The commoners were represented by the third estate in the Estates-General. The Estates-General was composed of three estates, or groups representing sectors of French society: the nobility, the clergy, and the commoners.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Second Estate represented the nobility, which comprised less than 2 percent of the French population. The Third Estate represented the overwhelming majority of the French population, from the wealthy urban elite to craftsmen and the peasantry.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Estates General was a representative assembly during the rule of absolute monarchy in France. All the three estates sent their representatives to this political body.

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