WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

In 1789, the delegates to the Estates-General Meeting that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from which social class?

A	First Estate.
B	Second Estate.
C	Third Estate.
D	Fourth Estate.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -But their proposal was rejected by the king, therefore On 20th June, the representatives of the third estate assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles where they declared themselves a National Assembly.

Detailed explanation-2: -The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king.

Detailed explanation-4: -Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.

Detailed explanation-5: -On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume) in the tennis court which had been built in 1686 for the use of the Versailles palace.

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