The French Revolution – 6

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the first statement of the audio clip?

• Voting in the Estates General in the past had been conducted according to the principle that each estate had one vote.

• This time too Louis XVI was determined to continue the same practice.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the Second statement of the audio clip?

• On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

• This time too Louis XVI was determined to continue the same practice.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the Third statement of the audio clip?

• On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

• They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the Fourth statement of the audio clip?

• On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

• They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the Fifth statement of the audio clip?

• On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

• They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the Sixth statement of the audio clip?

• On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

• They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Give the reason for the walkout from the Assembly of Estate General by the members of Third Estate on 5th May 1789. What were the two steps taken by the members of Third Estate after the walkout? What is the Seventh statement of the audio clip?

• On 20 June they assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

• They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.

• But members of the third estate demanded that voting now be conducted by the assembly as a whole, where each member would have one vote.

• When the king rejected this proposal, members of the third estate walked out of the assembly in protest.

• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.

Name any two philosophers who inspired the educated people of Third Estate. Also mention the ideas forth by them. What is the first statement of the audio clip?

• Role of philosophers in French Revolution: In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.

• Rousseau carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.

• In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary..

• The ideas of these philosophers were discussed intensively in salons and coffee-houses and spread among people through books and newspapers.

• These were frequently read aloud in groups for the benefit of those who could not read and write.

Name any two philosophers who inspired the educated people of Third Estate. Also mention the ideas forth by them. What is the Second statement of the audio clip?

• Role of philosophers in French Revolution: In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.

• Rousseau carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.

• In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary..

• The ideas of these philosophers were discussed intensively in salons and coffee-houses and spread among people through books and newspapers.

• These were frequently read aloud in groups for the benefit of those who could not read and write.

Name any two philosophers who inspired the educated people of Third Estate. Also mention the ideas forth by them. What is the Third statement of the audio clip?

• Role of philosophers in French Revolution: In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch.

• Rousseau carried the idea forward, proposing a form of government based on a social contract between people and their representatives.

• In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu proposed a division of power within the government between the legislative, the executive and the judiciary..

• The ideas of these philosophers were discussed intensively in salons and coffee-houses and spread among people through books and newspapers.

• These were frequently read aloud in groups for the benefit of those who could not read and write.