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Who primarily made up the representatives of the Third Estate?
Who primarily made up the representatives of the Third Estate?
- Artisans and laborers
- Peasants and farmers
- Wealthy members of the commercial and professional middle classes (correct)
- Intellectuals and philosophers
Who were the three groups represented within the Estates General?
Who were the three groups represented within the Estates General?
- The monarchy, the aristocracy, and the bourgeoisie
- The clergy, the bourgeoisie, and the working class
- The nobility, the working class, and the monarchy
- The clergy, the nobility, and all other adult men (correct)
What did the representatives of the Third Estate demand?
What did the representatives of the Third Estate demand?
- To become something in the political order (correct)
- To eliminate the First and Second Estates
- To abolish the monarchy
- To establish a theocracy
Who were the representatives of the Estates General?
Who were the representatives of the Estates General?
What was the role of the Third Estate in the political order?
What was the role of the Third Estate in the political order?
Who made it clear they would not permit the monarchy and the aristocracy to decide the future of the nation?
Who made it clear they would not permit the monarchy and the aristocracy to decide the future of the nation?
What captured the spirit of the Third Estate’s representatives according to Abbé Siéyès?
What captured the spirit of the Third Estate’s representatives according to Abbé Siéyès?
What was the main reason for the conflicts that emerged during the debates and electioneering for the Estates General?
What was the main reason for the conflicts that emerged during the debates and electioneering for the Estates General?
Who were the spokesmen for the Third Estate determined to assert their role against?
Who were the spokesmen for the Third Estate determined to assert their role against?
What was the Abbé Siéyès' comment about the Third Estate published in 1789?
What was the Abbé Siéyès' comment about the Third Estate published in 1789?
Who clashed with each other almost immediately after the Estates General was summoned?
Who clashed with each other almost immediately after the Estates General was summoned?
Who were the representatives of the First Estate?
Who were the representatives of the First Estate?
