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

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Why was the estate general held?

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


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


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

third 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.


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 .


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 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.


Who manufactures Buick estate wagon?

General Motors.


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.