MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Abolition of the monarchy
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loss of privileges
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tax on the income of the First Estate
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one vote per deputy, no matter which Estate he belonged to
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Detailed explanation-1: -The National Assembly played a major role in the French Revolution. It represented the common people of France (also called the Third Estate) and demanded that the king make economic reforms to insure that the people had food to eat.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Third Estate wanted voting to be done by the assembly as a whole where each member would have one vote. This demand was rejected by Louis XVI.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. After weeks of dissent, no agreement was reached and the meeting of the Estates-General was disbanded.
Detailed explanation-4: -Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General to pass his proposals to increase taxes on 5th May 1789. There the members of the third estate demanded individual voting right, where each member would have one vote.