WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution. On 4 May 1789 the last grand ceremony of the Ancien Régime was held in Versailles: the procession of the Estates General. From all over France, 1, 200 deputies had arrived for the event.

Detailed explanation-2: -One of the first issues that came up at the Estates General was how they would vote. The king said that each estate would vote as a body (each estate would get 1 vote). The members of the Third Estate did not like this. It meant that they could always be outvoted by the much smaller First and Second Estates.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Estates General was the name given to an assembly of the three estates of the French society, which included the clergy, nobles, and peasants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Before the revolution in France, a time known as the Ancien Regime, society was divided into three distinct classes, known as the Three Estates. The First Estate was the clergy, who were people, including priests, who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.