Louis XVI asked each Estate to draw up a list of grievances. How did the Third Estate use these Cahiers for their own benefit?

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Dennis

15 August, 01:03

Louis XVI asked each Estate to draw up a list of grievances. How did the Third Estate use these Cahiers for their own benefit?

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Jeffrey Mcclure · Answer 1

How did the Third Estate use these Cahiers for their own benefit?

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The Third Estate proclaimed itself to be the National Assembly because it wanted the voting system to be equal, and it would have the majority vote. The third estate, when the king wanted the old ways, responded by making themselves the National Assembly and drafted a new constitution.