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the estate-general was held to discuss the high taxes in France.

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What estate in the French revolution held the most people?

The third estate


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

third estate


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.


The first estate in the estates- general was?

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


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What percent was the First Estate from the French Revolution of the French Population?

The third estate held 97% [of which held 80% peasants] the Second estate held 1% and the First estate held 2%.


What is a estate general?

it was the first meeting since 1614 of the french Estate General, a general assembly representing the french estate of realm.


What is the definition of public estate?

publicly held lands are the public estate.


What estate in the French revolution held the most people?

The third estate


What is estat general?

it was the first meeting since 1614 of the french Estate General, a general assembly representing the french estate of realm.


How many votes did each estate have in Estate General?

1


Can an executor be held personally liable for the estate tax?

can the executor be liable for estate tax


In Ontario Canada estate law under what conditions can the heir of an estate be held personally liable for the debts of the deceased if the will was never probated?

If they took possession of estate assets, they can be held liable. Taking the estate through probate is done to cut off these sorts of claims.


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

third estate


What happens if someone dies and has no will?

Their estate is held by the court and people are invited to make their case for a part of that estate.


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

The Third Estate.


Did the estate general go with the 3 estate- yes or no?

The Estates general (Etats-Generaux) IS the 3 Estates (Clergy, Nobility, Commons) taken as a whole.