MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Third Estate could control any vote because it was larger.
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The First Estate was not allowed to vote.
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The First and Second Estate would always outvote the Third Estate.
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The King made all final decisions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The representation was not proportional to the population of each estate. The third estate represented over 98 per cent of the population, but the other two estates could outvote them because of the disproportional representation.
Detailed explanation-2: -Indeed, they were exempt from paying many of the taxes from which France gained its money. This was the cause of the extreme inequality between the 1st and 2nd Estate compared to the 3rd Estate.
Detailed explanation-3: -Regardless of their property and wealth, members of the Third Estate were subject to inequitable taxation and were politically disregarded by the Ancien Régime. This exclusion contributed to rising revolutionary sentiment in the late 1780s.
Detailed explanation-4: -Estates General 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-5: -The Third Estate now wanted each delegate to have a vote. The king and the other estates did not agree to the plan because the Third Estate was larger and would have more votes. The Third Estate then broke with the others and met separately. In June 1789, its delegates voted to rename themselves the National Assembly.