USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The legislative body in France until 1789, representing the 3 estates of the French population.
A
Estates General
B
1st Estate
C
2nd Estate
D
3rd Estate
Explanation: 

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 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).

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The commoners were represented by the third estate in the Estates-General. The Estates-General was composed of three estates, or groups representing sectors of French society: the nobility, the clergy, and the commoners.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Estates General first met in 1302 and 1303 in relation to King Philip IV’s conflict with the papacy. They met intermittently until 1614 and only once afterward, in 1789, but were not definitively dissolved until after the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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