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Q: What were the causes of the third estates discontent?
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What was the tenis court oath?

When Louis XVI had to convoke the Estates General, the third estate (the bourgeoisie) ordered to double their numbers in the Estates General, because the majority of France existed of Bourgeoisie. The others 2 estates (the nobility and the clergy) did not agree with this, but the King gave in to the third estate. When the Estates General met, they had on one occasion locked out the third estates members. The third estate members went to a nearby tennis court at Versailles and swore they would not dissemble until a constitution for France would be drawn up and accepted. Together with the storming of the Bastille (3 weeks later) this was significant for the beginning of the French Revolution.


What were the first second and third estates in france?

In the National Assembly in France during the time of the French Revolution, as you know was separated into three estates. The first estate consisted of the clergy who were hardly taxed and enjoyed many privileges. The second estate was filled with nobles so high class citizens. They too paid next to no taxes and had dominance over the third estate. The third and final estate consisted of commoners, anyone from bankers to peasants were unfairly categorized and bundled up into this single heap of French citizens. This group of people would pay almost all of the taxes in France and owned the majority of the total land in France. Now in the National Assembly each estate would get one vote. The first and second estates would team up and had authority over the third estate, unfairly dominating and suppressing the views and values of the third estate.


How many people died from the first second and third estates in France?

nobody die


This was formed in France in 1789 by representatives of the Third Estate after seceding from the Estates General?

National Assembly


What actions did members of the third estates take away?

stopped paying taxes until they got a constitution

Related questions

Who was the first second and third estates?

The First Estates was the Clergy; the Second Estates was the Aristocrats; and the Third Estates was the poor.


What causes someone to runaway?

discontent


How was the membership of the National Assembly different from the Estates 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.


How was the membership of the national assembly difference from that of the Estates 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.


How was the membership of the national assembly different different from that of the estates 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.


The source of discontent among the Third Estate?

There was no upward mobility possible.


Which of France's estates was not exempt from the taille?

The Third Estate


Which Frances estates was not exempt from the taille?

The Third Estate


Which of Frances estates was exempt from the taille?

The Third Estate


Of Frances estates was NOT exempt from the taille?

The Third Estate


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 was it that the Estates-General really did not help out the third class?

The trouble was the voting system. There were, of course, far more paople in the Third Estate, and it had far more delegates; but voting was not by head but by estates - so the other two could always outvote the Third.