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For a long time, the Third Estate had been unhappy. As the Third Estate grew in numbers and became more influential, they began to resent the special privileges that the nobles had and they didn't, such as exemption from taxation. They wanted a political voice and an abolition of the feudal system, which favored the lords based on tradition, which was completely irrational to them.
The turning point was when the king, Louis XVI, refused the Third Estate equal representation in the Estates General. When Louis XVI completely shut the Third Estate's representatives out of the meetings, the representatives met in a nearby tennis court and proclaimed themselves the National Assembly, taking matters into their own hands and starting the French Revolution.
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Which Estate did the bourgeoisie belong to?
The Third Estate was the estate in which the bourgeoisie belonged to.
What taxes did members of third estate have to pay?
the members of the third estate had to pay money
Who was part of the third estate?
The third estate consisted of the commoners/peasants.
First Second and Third Estates?
The Third Estate was the commons or the ordinary people, the First Estate being the clergy and the Second Estate the nobility .
What estate does Maximilien Robespierre represent?
He came from the Third Estate. He was not a Noble nor a Clergy man
What estate is not exempt from the Taille?
The Third Estate
Which estate includes the bourgeoisie?
That was the third estate.
Who was the weathiest members in the third estate?
the wealthiest members in the third estate were the businessmen the lawyers, etc.
Which estate started the French Revolution?
The Third Estate.
What Estate was Jean Paul Marat in?
The Third Estate.
What estate was jean-Paul Marat in?
The 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.
