Essays Tagged: "Estates of the realm"
"Money, or the lack of it, was the only cause of the French Revolution." How accurate is that Statement?
poorer.Another cause of the French revolution was the fact that the 3rd Estate broke away from the Estates-general and proclaimed itself the 'National Assembly'. They represented the workers and also ... ve in these ideas.Another cause was that the Etats-Generaux (States-general), the assembly of the 3 estates did nothing. They were supposed to represent the whole realm but this only existed as a memo ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
This essay is on the French Revolution it shows three major causes of the French Revolution.
ses. Some of the causes were dealt with political, social, and economical reasons. Out of the three estates, the third was the most dissatisfied with the conditions. The ideas of the Enlightenment lea ... d by all classes, votes of the third estate should be taken by head. The largest group of the third estates was the rural peasants. Some were prosperous landowners who hired laborers to work for them. ...
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To What Extent were poverty and prosperity causes of the 1789 French Revolution?
main short-term causes was the French social structure, the Ancient Regime. The division into three estates with different rights and duties, produced a clear situation of injustice with poverty for t ... to make justice for themselves by making a revolution against the authorities. The first and second estates had several privileges and it produced in the third estate a feeling of resentment, speciall ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution
DBQ- Causes of the French Revolution.
people but they always seemed to have less voting power than the clergy and nobles. The 1st and 2nd Estates took up 3% of the total population and counted as two thirds of the total votes, while the 3 ... o pay more in taxes and they didn't even receive the same amount of voting power as the 1st and 2nd Estates. The lower class greatly outnumbered the high class and the land distribution was almost the ...
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An essay on Change and continuity
leAbsolute Power- has total power and authorityìLetat cíest moiî- I am the stateEstates- General- meeting of the three estates had not met since 1614ìLetters de cachetî ... al CausesFrench society characterized by rigid system of class distinctionThese classes were called EstatesEstates determined by privilege and birthAll distrusted each otherDissatisfaction rifeThe Fir ...
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Identify The Major Social Groups In France On The Eve Of The 1789 Revolution. Assess The Extent To Which Their Aspirations Were Achieved In The Period From The Meeting Of The Estates General (May 1789) To The Declaration Of The Republic (Sept 1792).
eedom.The third estate, which consisted of the peasants, made huge gains while the first and second estates lost their power and privileges. They gained equality in taxes and were relieved of all of t ... and clergy couldn't hold on to this power very well and long some of it. Where the first and second estates lost their privileges and power the third estate gained.
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
The Grievrances Of The Third Estate
society was characterized by rigid class distinction. The people of France were divided in to three estates or classes of people.The feudal system had a strong clenching fist over most of Europe. Most ... most of Europe. Most of the European countries used the feudal system. The country would have three estates mainly consisting of the: the 1st estate, the nobility and the third estate. In France there ...
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The Coming Of The French Revolution
set up and ran off of many different factors. The social structure of France was set up into three estates in which the church members and nobility ganged up on the commoners. This greatly upset the ... bit of reform. When it came time to vote to see which classes had to pay the taxes, the 1st and 2nd estates would both vote for the commoners to pay taxes.The 2nd estate was the nobility of France. Th ...
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DBQ French Revolution
on began in 1789 due to the inequality of French society. The French society was divided into three estates. The first two consisted of clergy and nobility respectively. The third was made up of merch ... usinessmen, lawyers, and peasants. They had the least rights and privileges compared with the other estates. The third estate had to pay all the taxes imposed by the king, King Louis XVI, whereas the ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History > The French Revolution