USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The National Assembly was made up of representatives from:
A
the First Estate
B
the Second Estate
C
theThird Estate
D
the Four Estate
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It was made up of clergy (the First Estate ), nobility (the Second Estate), and commoners (the Third Estate).

Detailed explanation-2: -During the French Revolution, the National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale), which existed from 17 June 1789 to 29 September 1791, was a revolutionary assembly of the Kingdom of France formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (commoners) of the Estates-General.

Detailed explanation-3: -The members of the Third Estate and a few of the Clergy and the Nobility would later constitute the first National Assembly. Louis XVI opened the session with a speech in which he reviewed the circumstances that had led to the convocation, and what he expected from the Estates General.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 20 June, 1789 CE, the Third Estate representatives assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. This happened under the leadership of Mirabeau, Abbe Sieyes and Bailly who declared themselves as a National Assembly.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: The Third Estate formed the National Assembly because they realized that the other two estates, the nobles and the clergy, would combine interests in the Estates General to vote that the Third Estate should shoulder the greatest tax burden for Louis XVI’s new taxes.

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