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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The Enlightenment

Question 1 • BPHS Modern World History

Why did the members of the Third Estate create an independent assembly?

Answer
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They wanted to show their support of the king and the Estates-General.
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They knew that the other two estates would block reforms that would benefit ordinary people.
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They believed that the king would lower grain prices, which would hurt the peasantry.
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They wanted to reject the principles of the Enlightenment
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