FR - section 3 - Easy - French Revolution

The First Estate consisted of the clergy, the Second Estate comprised the nobility, and the Third Estate encompassed all other adult men in the kingdom.

The representatives of the Third Estate were primarily wealthy members of the commercial and professional middle classes.

The Third Estate was everything in French society, yet it held no political power. It was demanding to become 'something,' meaning to gain political influence.

The Third Estate wanted to control the future of France, while the monarchy and aristocracy wanted to maintain their own power and privilege.

Only men were represented in the Estates General.

The First Estate, the clergy, held significant power and influence.

The representatives of the Third Estate aimed to gain political power and influence.

Abbé Siéyès, a prominent figure of the Third Estate, wrote a pamphlet expressing the spirit of their demands.

The Estates General was a clash between the vested interests of the aristocracy, the church, and the Third Estate.

The Second Estate represented the nobility.

The Third Estate was comprised of all other adult men in the kingdom.

The spirit of the Third Estate, as captured in the pamphlet by Siéyès, was to gain political power and influence.

The Assembly of Notables demanded equal representation for each Estate in the Estates General.

The Parlement of Paris ruled that votes in the Estates General should be conducted by order, or estate, rather than by head.

Doubling the Third Estate meant that they could dominate the Estates General if voting proceeded by head, giving them greater power.

The cahiers de doléances were lists of grievances registered by local electors, outlining their concerns.

The cahiers de doléances criticized government waste, indirect taxes, church taxes, and corruption.

The overwhelming demand of the cahiers de doléances was for equality of rights among the king's subjects.

The cahiers drawn up before May 1789 indicated potential cooperation among the three estates to achieve reform goals.

Doubling the Third Estate was seen as a way to strengthen their position, which, from the monarchy's perspective, would have likely served their interests.

The nobility's resistance to voting by head confirmed the suspicions and resentments held by the Third Estate towards the nobility.

The aristocracy's attempts to limit the influence of the Third Estate raised doubt about their previously declared concern for French liberty.

The Assembly of Notables demanded equal representation for each estate in the Estates General.

The Parlement of Paris ruled that votes in the Estates General should be conducted by order, or estate, rather than by head.