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Why were the members of the third estate dissatisfied with life under the old regime?
The Third Estate made up 95% of the population but had little power is the general Estates and they wanted equal privileges.
What taxes did members of third estate have to pay?
the members of the third estate had to pay money
Which estate was Marie-Rose Barre in?
She was a member of the Third Estate. As a woman, however, she wouldn't have been abe to represent her estate in the Estates General of 1789. Yet, if she was very politically active it is possible that a male relatve stood for election in her place.
What people would have been a member of the third estate?
Poor farmers
How many were in the group of the 2nd estate?
Before the Revolution in France : The Estates-General consisted of three estates :the Clergy (about 100,000 people), the Nobles (about 400, 000 people) and all the others (about 96% of the population) belonged to the Third Estate.
What estate that the delegates from the Eastern-General that created the National Assembly were from?
third estate
Why did the third third estate object to each estate's having one vote in the estates-general?
It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.
When the estates general met in 1789 which estate represented the most people?
The Third Estate.
What happened after the Third Estate was locked out of the Estate general?
The Tennis court oath was formed . - a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of theEstates-General on 20 June 1789 .
What effect did the estates general meeting have on France's third estate?
The third estate was excluded from the estates general meeting. As the third estate made up the general populace they then formed a meeting at the local tennis court where the tennis court oath took place; this is also how they formed their national assembly for the third estate. The fact that they were excluded is said to be a contributing factor to the French Revolution
Why did the Third Estate object to each estate having one vote in the Estates-General?
It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.
How was the membership of the national assembly different from that of the estate general?
The National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
Why did the third estate object to each estates having one vote in the estates general?
It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.
The first estate in the estates- general was?
The Clergy. The second estate was the nobility, and the third was the commoners (everyone else)
Why did members of the third estate think the estate's general was unfair?
They thought the general estate was unfair because they had much more privileges than they did. Because of the Enlightment, the Third Estate wanted equality and liberty. They were also inspired by the American Revolution and began questioning the structure of their society.
In 1789 the delegates to the Estates-General that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from the what estate?
The Third Estate
What estate in France would break away from the Estates-General?
the third estate. after their separation they name themselves as 'national assembly'
