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After nearly 200 years of not meeting, a meeting of the estates general was called. All of the people of France could vote for their own representatives except for the people of Paris. The People of Paris could only vote indirectly for their representative. That made the Parisians furious. That was not changed in the next election. That made the people of Paris even madder. They did not like being treated like second class citizens.
A mob from Paris walked to Versailles, seized the legislature and the king, and brought them back to Paris. Then the Paris Mob took over the government. The mob appointed 12 men to "The committee of public safety." That committee functioned like a communist Politburo. Those 12 men could kill anyone they wished. They could pass any law they wanted. For a little over a year they killed their enemies, both real and perceived. Without the rule prohibiting Parisians from participating in direct elections, there may not have been a Paris Mob.
In the meantime, a number of other changes had occurred. Both the guilds and serfdom had ended. The church lost its power. The nobility lost all feudal rights. The worship of science replaced a lot of religion. One result was the metric system of measurement.
It ended in the month of Thermador when the mob killed Robespiere. People celebrated their freedom. Women uncovered their breasts demonstrating their difference from the creatures the revolution had demanded they become.
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When was the date of the first meeting of the estates general?
The first meeting of the Estates General was May 5th, 1789.
What was the meeting of the three estates called?
general assembly
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General in what location.?
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General at the Palace of Versailles in May 1789. This assembly was convened to address the financial crisis facing France and involved representatives from the three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. The meeting marked a significant moment in the lead-up to the French Revolution, as it highlighted the growing discontent among the Third Estate.
How did the Estates-General Differ from parliament?
The estates general had 3 estates, commoners, clergy, and nobility. Parliament had 2, commoners and nobility. More important, the estates general had given the king the ability to levy taxes. Parliament never gave the king that authority. As a result the British Parliament met constantly because the king always needed money. The estates general stopped meeting after it gave the king the power to levy taxes. When things became a total mess and the laws needed to be changed, then King Louis xvi had to call a meeting of the Estates General. At that point things got out of hand and the French Revolution started.
Who called a meeting of the Estates-General in 1789?
The Estates General met on May 5th, 1789, in Versailles, France.
When was the date of the first meeting of the estates general?
The first meeting of the Estates General was May 5th, 1789.
What are three key ideas to include in the summary of the meeting of the estates general?
What are the three key ideas in the meeting of the estates general?" what was the problem in the estates. what was the problem in the estates.
Where was the Estates General meeting at?
At the Palace of Versailles.
How did the meeting of the estates general contribute to the financial crisis?
In 1789, the meeting of the French 'Estates-General' contributed to France's financial crisis, not to overlook its more general socio-political crisis, by adding additional demands and placing additional pressures on the French monarchy -- again, financially and otherwise. Once Louis XVI regretted his calling of the Estates-General meeting to such an extent that he attempted to disband it, however, it was too late: the French Revolution had begun.
What is the estates general?
The Estates-General (or States-General) of 1789 (French: Les États-Généraux de 1789) was the first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General, a general assembly consisting of representatives from all but the poorest segment of the French citizenry. The independence from the Crown which it displayed paved the way for the French Revolution.
What was the meeting of the three estates called?
general assembly
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General in what location.?
Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General at the Palace of Versailles in May 1789. This assembly was convened to address the financial crisis facing France and involved representatives from the three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. The meeting marked a significant moment in the lead-up to the French Revolution, as it highlighted the growing discontent among the Third Estate.
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
Who called a meeting of the estates general?
King Louis XVI.
Why did parliament demand that Louis XIV call the estates general?
In the build-up to the violent outbreak of the French Revolution, a meeting of the three-part Estates-General was in fact called by Louis XVI (rather than Louis XIV) in order to gain support for needed economic reforms. Meeting in May of 1789, the Estates-General soon took the initiative for reforms far beyond those envisioned by the French king.
How did the Estates-General Differ from parliament?
The estates general had 3 estates, commoners, clergy, and nobility. Parliament had 2, commoners and nobility. More important, the estates general had given the king the ability to levy taxes. Parliament never gave the king that authority. As a result the British Parliament met constantly because the king always needed money. The estates general stopped meeting after it gave the king the power to levy taxes. When things became a total mess and the laws needed to be changed, then King Louis xvi had to call a meeting of the Estates General. At that point things got out of hand and the French Revolution started.
What does Robespierre begin to demand at the meeting of the Estates General regarding taxes and the First and Second Estates?
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