Why did Louis XVI call a meeting of the Estates-General in 1788?
A) He was interested in dissolving the power of absolutism in monarchy.
B) He feared for his life and the lives of his family members as France had become so unruly.
C) He wanted to form an alliance with Austria to ease economic and political tensions.
D) He wanted to reinstate the Edict of Nantes.
E) He felt pressure from the three estates to find a solution to the financial crisis facing France.
E
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