MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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unhappy and very discontent with the priviliges of the other estates.
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unaware of the priviliges of the other estates.
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disappointed with the priviliges of the other estates.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The members of the Third estate were unhappy with the prevailing conditions because they paid all the taxes to the government. Further, they were also not entitled to any privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobles. Taxes were imposed on every essential item.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why were members of the Third Estate dissatisfied with life under the Old Regime? The people of the Third Estate had to pay high taxes and they had little political power. How did Louis XVI’s weak leadership contribute to the growing crisis in France? He let political problems and mounting debt get out of hand.
Detailed explanation-3: -Due to a variety of factors, including poor harvests, in 1789 itself there was a 25% fall in real wages and an 88% increase in the price of bread. This resulted in anger at the establishment, that is the aristocracy and the King, who were perceived as being to blame for the economic crisis.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Third Estate was frustrated at the Estates General meeting in 1789 because that Estate represented the interests of the common people, and these were at odds with the interests of the elites of the First and Second Estates.