USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The French parliament
A
Estates-General
B
National Assembly
C
Bourgeoisie
D
Proletariat
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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. The assembly was composed of representatives from all Three Estates.

Detailed explanation-3: -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). It was the last of the Estates General of the Kingdom of France.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614. He called the meeting because the French government was having financial problems.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: Estates-General, also known as States General or États-Généraux, was the representational assembly of the three “estates, ” or orders of the realm, in pre-Revolutionary France: the clergy (First Estate), nobility (Second Estate), and the Third Estate, which represented the mass of the people.

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