in 1780
The peasants (bourgeoisie) were represented in the National Assembly in the 3rd estate.
The formation of the National Assembly signified how the 3rd estate was unable to tolerate the injustice it was receiving and it also showed its determination in making a change in the foul system of the ancien regime.
The formation of the National Assembly signified how the 3rd estate was unable to tolerate the injustice it was receiving and it also showed its determination in making a change in the foul system of the ancien regime.
The Third Estate created the National Assembly during the French Revolution because they were excluded from decision-making in the Estates-General. The Tennis Court Oath was taken by members of the National Assembly to pledge to continue meeting until they had drafted a new constitution for France, asserting their commitment to reform and representing the will of the people.
The National Assembly was the self-proclaimed government during the early days of the Revolution. They were the representatives of the Third Estate (meaning everybody in the population who wasn't noble or clergy) who went to attend the calling of the Estates General by King Louis XVI. The Third Estate's representatives had high hopes for the Estates General meeting, such as fair representation with the clergy and nobles, but they were disappointed. When Louis XVI stopped the meeting altogether, the Third Estate's representatives met in a nearby tennis court and proclaimed themselves the National Assembly of France. The National Assembly was the functioning government body during the first part of the Revolution. They were the ones who issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
The Bourgeois The revolutionaries
The 3rd Estate demanded the abolition of feudal privileges, which would end the unequal taxation and social hierarchy that favored the nobility and clergy. They sought the establishment of a constitutional government that would ensure representation and rights for all citizens, rather than the absolute monarchy. Additionally, they called for the creation of a national assembly to give the 3rd Estate a formal voice in governance, ultimately leading to the assertion of popular sovereignty in France.
The Estates general had not been convoked since 1614, and Louis XVI was basically forced to convoke them again in June 1789. The Estates general were an assembly of different classes (1st estate was the Clergy, 2nd was the nobility and the 3rd was the bourgeoisie). They had no power of their own, they were convoked and dismissed by the King as he pleased.But in 1789, when a revolution was on hand, the 3rd estate of this Estate General started meeting on their own, without the other two estates. King Louis XVI tried to resist to this, and he shut down the Salle des États (the place where they met). This did not stop them and the 3rd estate moved to a nearby tennis court. Here they swore the Tennis Court Oath, stating they would never disband until there was a proper constitution written for France. They also had a new name for themselves: The National Assembly. Soon the 1st and 2nd estate joined them in their revolutionary ideas, and this event was (together with the storming of the Bastille 1 month later) the start of the French Revolution.
the 3rd estate
No, they did not. They were exempted from paying taxes. Only the 3rd estate (the bourgeoisie) had to pay taxes.
The 3rd estate
the 3rd estate had the most population.