The Third Estate (commoners, but also business owners) sought to establish a new constitution for France, one that granted them authority equal to the nobility and the clergy.
The Third Estate (commoners and bourgeoisie) defied the prohibition of the king in order to establish a new representative government, which became the National Assembly.
on 20 june they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court .they declared themselves national assembly .
to talk were no one else can hear but the people in the national assembly """"""""
It showed that people from the lower class could participate in leisure activities.
Both groups included large numbers of members from the third estate.
They were locked out and excluded from the meeting . Resulting in the tennis 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.
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The Clergy. The second estate was the nobility, and the third was the commoners (everyone else)
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 National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
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 National Assembly was formed mostly by members of the third estate, while the Estates General consisted of the first, second, and third estates.
Both groups included large numbers of members from the third estate.
Members of the third estate played a major role in both groups
The Estates general (Etats-Generaux) IS the 3 Estates (Clergy, Nobility, Commons) taken as a whole.
They were locked out and excluded from the meeting . Resulting in the tennis court oath
The Third Estate made up 95% of the population but had little power is the general Estates and they wanted equal privileges.
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.
The members of the Third Estate were arguing about the process for the Estates-General. The king's ministers had intended that the three estates meet and vote separately, with each estate having one vote. Instead, the Third Estate insisted that the three estates meet as one body, and that voting be by head so that each person have one vote (the Third Estate had as many members as the other two estates combined). When the deadlock over procedure could not be resolved, the members of the Third Estate declared themselves to be the only legitimate representative body, and renamed themselves the "National Assembly". They then vowed never to disband until they had written a constitution for France. They did this on 20 June 1789. The Third Estate invited the members of the other two estates to join them as part of the National Assembly, which they eventually did.
The Third Estate made up 95% of the population but had little power is the general Estates and they wanted equal privileges.