how was the national assembly similar to the estates general
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What is the National Assembly?
On June 17, with the failure of efforts to reconcile the three estates, the Third Estate declared themselves redefined as the National Assembly, an assembly not of the estates but of the people. They invited the other orders to join them, but made it clear that they intended to conduct the nation affairs with or without them.
Did the Estates-General decide on voting practices?
However, there was no decision on voting practices, which was left to the Estates General itself to decide. This was only ever going to cause a huge problem, and the result changed the course of Europe in a way the crown really, really wished they had been able to foresee and prevent.
What was the purpose of the Estates-General?
It sat from November 6th until December 17th and protected the nobles’ interests by voting against doubling the third estate or voting by head. This was followed by the Estates General being postponed by a few months. The uproar only grew.
What was the result of the Estates General and the Revolution?
The French Revolution: The Estates General and the Revolution. On December 27th, in a document entitled ‘Result of the King’s Council of State’ ?the result of discussion between Necker and the king and contrary to the advice of the nobles ?the crown announced that the third estate was indeed to be doubled.