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because they were the main group of people in France. they were always out voted, since they were only accounted as one vote. they first and second estate always out voted them; 2 to 1.

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What estate that the delegates from the Eastern-General that created the National Assembly were from?

third estate


Why did the third third estate object to each estate's having one vote in the estates-general?

It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.


Why did the Third-estate propose a change in the Estate's-general's voting rules?

The system was that each estate took its own poll on a one-man-one-vote basis; the majority in each estate decided how that Estate should vote; and the final voting was by Estates. On tax questions, the Third Estate was bound to be outnumbered two to one, despiteits memebrs being far more numerous than those of the other two. Naturally, threfore, they wanted a single one-man-one-vote arrangement.


When the estates general met in 1789 which estate represented the most people?

The Third Estate.


What happened after the Third Estate was locked out of the Estate general?

The Tennis court oath was formed . - a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of theEstates-General on 20 June 1789 .


What effect did the estates general meeting have on France's third estate?

The third estate was excluded from the estates general meeting. As the third estate made up the general populace they then formed a meeting at the local tennis court where the tennis court oath took place; this is also how they formed their national assembly for the third estate. The fact that they were excluded is said to be a contributing factor to the French Revolution


Why did the Third Estate object to each estate having one vote in the Estates-General?

It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.


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 did the third estate object to each estates having one vote in the estates general?

It was unfair for each estate to have one vote because the first and second estate would always out-vote the third estate, seeing they have more common interests. Moreover, the third estate encompassed 97% of the French population yet they only receive one vote in the Estate's General.


The first estate in the estates- general was?

The Clergy. The second estate was the nobility, and the third was the commoners (everyone else)


Why did members of the third estate think the estate's general was unfair?

They thought the general estate was unfair because they had much more privileges than they did. Because of the Enlightment, the Third Estate wanted equality and liberty. They were also inspired by the American Revolution and began questioning the structure of their society.


In 1789 the delegates to the Estates-General that broke away and declared themselves to be the National Assembly were from the what estate?

The Third Estate