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  • We Seriously need money !
  • Voting should be done by head , not estate . Our double representation is meaningless !
  • Louis XVI decides to increase taxes to run the nation ( and maintain Versailles ) . Since he can't do it alone , he decides to call the Estates General .
  • The first and second estates sent 300 representatives each .The third estate sent 600 of its richest and most educated members as representatives.
  • The Third estate wanted to have voting by head rather than estate this time . When this was denied , they walked out angrily .
  • Alright ,Alright ! I accept . France shall be a constitutional monarchy .
  • The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmenfor the whole French nation. On 20 June they assembled in the hallof an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. They declaredthemselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till theyhad drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers ofthe monarch. They were led by Mirabeau and AbbÈ SieyËs.
  • In the countryside rumours spread from village to village that thelords of the manor had hired bands of brigands who were on theirway to destroy the ripe crops. Caught in a frenzy of fear, peasants inseveral districts seized hoes and pitchforks and attacked chateaux.They looted hoarded grain and burnt down documents containingrecords of manorial dues. A large number of nobles fled from theirhomes, many of them migrating to neighbouring countries.
  • Faced with the power of his revolting subjects, Louis XVI finallyaccorded recognition to the National Assembly and accepted theprinciple that his powers would from now on be checked by aconstitution. On the night of 4 August 1789, the Assembly passed adecree abolishing the feudal system of obligations and taxes. Membersof the clergy too were forced to give up their privileges.
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