This was called together from time to time and was made up of representatives from Frances three classes. This was a monarch or ruler that people believed had a divine right to rule.
His Majesty has decided to provide for an immediate convocation of the Estates-General of his kingdom.
French revolution estates general. Estates-General also called States General French États-Généraux in France of the pre- Revolution monarchy the representative assembly of the three estates or orders of the realm. The meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 sparked the French Revolution. June 9 2008 by Marge Anderson.
The first and second estates sent 300 representatives each while the 600 members came to represent the third estate. In summoning the Estates General Louis XVI revived a half-forgotten institution that he thought was unlikely to initiate drastic social and economic reforms. Second Estate - The Second Estate was the French nobility.
However they listed their grievances. On 5 May 1789 Louis-XVI opened Estates-General at Versailles. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at French Revolution - Estates General.
The Estates-General was a meeting of the three estates within French society which included the clergy nobility and the peasant classes. This excerpt from La Révolution française 1989 depicts events at the Estates General of 1789 including the formation of the National Assembly and the Tenn. IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.
Heshe was chosen by God to rule. The Estates General 1789 The French Revolution. The French Revolution The Estates General King Louis Marie Antoinette France Versailles Bastille.
Before the revolution France was governed by an absolute monarch and for matters of taxation the Estates General. Estates General First Estate - The First Estate was made up of the clergy. These people held most of the high offices in the land got.
An absolute monarch had most of the power. The prosperous and educated members of the third estate represented themselves in Estates General. A magnificent hall in Versailles has welcomed the delegates.
The clergy First Estate and nobility Second Estatewhich were privileged minoritiesand the Third Estate which represented the majority of the people. These were people who worked for the church including. The French Revolution.
A decision making body in France before the revolution. The kings decree convoking the Estates-General 1788 In August 1788 Louis XVI issued the following decree announcing the convocation of the Estates-General in the following spring. French Revolution - Estates General.
Third Estate - The rest of the population. The estate to which a person belonged was very important because it determined that persons rights obligations and status. For webquest or practice print a copy of this quiz at the French Revolution - Estates General webquest print page.
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