MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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They wanted to make the Estates-General more democratic.
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They were trying to spark a violent revolution.
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They hoped to make the meeting shorter.
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They were planning to bring an end to the monarchy.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Estates-General of 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm summoned by Louis XVI to propose solutions to France’s financial problems. It ended when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, signaling the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Estates-General met at Versailles on May 5, 1789. They were immediately divided over a fundamental issue: should they vote by head, giving the advantage to the Third Estate, or by estate, in which case the two privileged orders of the realm might outvote the third?
Detailed explanation-4: -The Estates-General (in French, États Généraux) was a representative assembly in Old Regime France. Its purpose was to advise the King, primarily on financial matters.