MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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a general election body
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political body to which three estates sent their representatives
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a system for electing the king
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advisory of the king
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Estates General was a body consisting of the representatives of the three estates. As France was on the verge of bankruptcy, King Louis XVI, called for the Estates General on May 1789 to increase the taxes on third estate to solve the issue of fiscal deficit.
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The Estates General was last convened before the French revolution in 1614 during the reign of King Louis XIII. Let’s understand what the estate’s general was, in simple words, it was a legislative body which consisted of representatives from the three estates of French society.
Detailed explanation-3: -The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. 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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Estates General was a political body to which the three Estates sent their representatives.
Detailed explanation-5: -Estate General was the general assembly that represented the three estates of the realm: the clergy (First Estate), the nobles (Second Estate), and the common people (Third Estate).