MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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removal of the monarchy
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freedom of religion in France
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more influence in the government
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independence from France
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Detailed explanation-1: -But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote. This was one of the democratic principles put forward by philosophers like Rousseau in his book The Social Contract.
Detailed explanation-2: -Whereas the King sought tax reform, the First and Second Estates sought to protect their power and privilege. The Third Estate wanted greater representation and greater political power to address issues of inequality.
Detailed explanation-3: -In What is the Third Estate? Sieyès argued that commoners made up most of the nation and did most of its work, they were the nation. He urged members of the Third Estate to demand a constitution and greater political representation.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Third Estate comprised poor servants, small peasants, landless labourers, peasants artisans, big businessmen, merchants and lawyers.
Detailed explanation-5: -The demands of the third estate of the French society were equal taxation, proportionate voting, and estate general set special meeting times.