MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
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When did Loise XVI call together an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?
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10th may 1791
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5th may 1786
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5th May 1789
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14th July 1789
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 5 May 1789, Louis XVI called together an assembly of the Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes. A resplendent hall in Versailles was prepared to host the delegates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summoning of the Estates General, 1789 4-5 May 1789. The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Estates-General met at Versailles on May 5, 1789. They were immediately divided over a fundamental issue: should they vote by head, giving the advantage to the Third Estate, or by estate, in which case the two privileged orders of the realm might outvote the third?
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