MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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Louis 16th called for a meeting of delegates called
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The Meeting of Versailles
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National Convention
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Committee of Public Safety
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Estates General
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. 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-2: -Why was the Estates General of 1789 assembled? The Estates General of 1789 was summoned by the French king to approve new taxes to enable the state to pay its debts.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Louis XVI called for the Estate General meeting in 1789. It was the first meeting to be called in over 100 years. The last meeting was held in the year 1614.
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