MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Revolutionary Commitee
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The Rebel Army
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The National Assembly
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The Anti-King Protest Group
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Detailed explanation-1: -Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.
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: -Summoning the Estates General In desperation at the financial crisis, King Louis XVI summoned a so-called Estates General in 1789 to approve new taxation.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1789, the King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General. It was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614.