HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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First Estate
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French Republic
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National Assembly
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Directory
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 17 June, the Third Estate began to call themselves the National Assembly, led by Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Third Estate felt that this wasn’t fair as they represented 98% of the people, but could still be outvoted 2:1 by the other two estates. When the king refused to give them more power, the Third Estate created its own group called the National Assembly.
Detailed explanation-3: -On June 13, 1789, the Third Estate declared itself the “National Assembly.” They would begin making their own laws and running the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 17, with the failure of efforts to reconcile the three estates, the Third Estate declared themselves redefined as the National Assembly, an assembly not of the estate but of the people.