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 representative assembly during the rule of absolute monarchy in France. All the three estates sent their representatives to this political body.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Estates General was a body consisting of the representatives of the three estates.
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: -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).
Detailed explanation-5: -The political body of France was called Estates-General which comprised of First, Second and Third Estates.