how were the generals of third estate treated in the meeting of generals?
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Their were about 600 members of the third estste and they were asked to stand at the back of the two rows in general meeting. Women were not allowed nor peasants , artisians and other poor people were allowed. the third estate was represented by it's more prosperous people. their was a system of voting , in which 1 estate had one vote , when the third estate demanded one person one vote . the idea was rejected. and the third estate moved out with anger.
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Their were about 600 members of the third estste and they were asked to stand at the back of the two rows in general meeting. Women were not allowed nor peasants , artisians and other poor people were allowed. the third estate was represented by it's more prosperous people. their was a system of voting , in which 1 estate had one vote , when the third estate demanded one person one vote . the idea was rejected. and the third estate moved out with anger.
The General Estates of the year 1789 was a general assembly representing the French estates of the realm: the clergy (First Estate), the nobility (Second Estate), and the commoners (Third Estate), the last of Estates General of Kingdom of France. Summoned by King Louis XVI, it was brought to an end when the Third Estate formed into a National Assembly, inviting the other two to join, against the wishes of the King. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.
With around 27 million people, or 98 per cent of the population, the Third Estate was by far the largest of the three.While levels of wealth and income varied, it is reasonable to suggest that most French peasants were poor. A very small percentage of peasants owned land in their own right and were able to live independently as yeoman farmers. The vast majority, however, were either feudal tenants, métayers (tenant sharecroppers who worked someone else’s land) or journaliers (day labourers who sought work where they could find it).
Whatever their personal situation, all peasants were heavily taxed by the state. If they were feudal tenants, peasants were also required to pay dues to their local seigneur or lord. If they belonged to a parish, as most did, they were expected to pay an annual tithe to the church.
These obligations were seldom relaxed, even during difficult periods such as poor harvests, when many peasants were pushed to the brink of starvation.The Estates was called, the votes were had, and representatives arrived to form the Estates General. But the dramatic inequality in voting—the Third Estate represented more people, but only had the same voting power as the clergy or the nobility—led to the Third Estate demanding more voting power, and as things developed, more rights. The king mishandled events, and so did his advisors, while members of both the clergy and the nobility went over (physically) to the Third Estate to support their demands. In 1789, this led to the creation of a new National Assembly that better represented those not part of the clergy or nobility. In turn, they also effectively started the French Revolution, which would sweep away not just the king and the old laws but the whole Estates system in favor of citizenship. The Third Estate had therefore left a major mark on history when it effectively gained the power to dissolve itself.