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Who were the three groups represented in the Estates General?
Who were the three groups represented in the Estates General?
- Clergy, bourgeoisie, and working class
- Clergy, aristocracy, and bourgeoisie
- Clergy, nobility, and all other adult men (correct)
- Nobility, bourgeoisie, and working class
Who primarily made up the representatives of the Third Estate in the Estates General?
Who primarily made up the representatives of the Third Estate in the Estates General?
- Intellectuals and philosophers
- Wealthy members of the commercial and professional middle classes (correct)
- Artisans and craftsmen
- Peasants and laborers
What did the Abbé Siéyès express in a pamphlet published in 1789?
What did the Abbé Siéyès express in a pamphlet published in 1789?
- The necessity of preserving the privileges of the nobility
- The Third Estate's desire to become politically significant (correct)
- The need for a complete overthrow of the monarchy
- The demand for equal rights for all social classes
What was the gender composition of the representatives in the Estates General?
What was the gender composition of the representatives in the Estates General?
What was the main reason behind the clash between the three groups in the Estates General?
What was the main reason behind the clash between the three groups in the Estates General?
What did representatives of the Third Estate make clear before the Estates General?
What did representatives of the Third Estate make clear before the Estates General?
What was the role of the spokesmen for the Third Estate during the debates and electioneering for the Estates General?
What was the role of the spokesmen for the Third Estate during the debates and electioneering for the Estates General?
What did the Third Estate ask for?
What did the Third Estate ask for?
What was the conflict that motivated the representatives of the Third Estate to assert their role?
What was the conflict that motivated the representatives of the Third Estate to assert their role?
What group did the Second Estate represent in the Estates General?
What group did the Second Estate represent in the Estates General?
What was the primary composition of the representatives in the Estates General?
What was the primary composition of the representatives in the Estates General?
What was the reason for summoning the Estates General?
What was the reason for summoning the Estates General?
What was the ruling of the Parlement of Paris regarding voting in the Estates General?
What was the ruling of the Parlement of Paris regarding voting in the Estates General?
What was the significance of the doubling of the Third Estate?
What was the significance of the doubling of the Third Estate?
What did the cahiers de doléances contain?
What did the cahiers de doléances contain?
What was the main demand of the cahiers de doléances?
What was the main demand of the cahiers de doléances?
What did the documents criticize in the cahiers de doléances?
What did the documents criticize in the cahiers de doléances?
What did the reconvened Assembly of Notables demand regarding the representation in the Estates General?
What did the reconvened Assembly of Notables demand regarding the representation in the Estates General?
What did the doubling of the Third Estate indicate about the interests of the nobility and clergy?
What did the doubling of the Third Estate indicate about the interests of the nobility and clergy?
What did the cahiers drawn up before May 1789 indicate about the cooperation among the three estates?
What did the cahiers drawn up before May 1789 indicate about the cooperation among the three estates?
What did the stance of the reconvened Assembly of Notables and the Parlement of Paris confirm for the members of the Third Estate?
What did the stance of the reconvened Assembly of Notables and the Parlement of Paris confirm for the members of the Third Estate?
What did the aristocracy's attempts to limit the influence of the Third Estate raise doubts about?
What did the aristocracy's attempts to limit the influence of the Third Estate raise doubts about?
Why did the royal council decide to strengthen the Third Estate?
Why did the royal council decide to strengthen the Third Estate?
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