When the Estates General refused to allow the Third Estate to increase the number of its delegates, how did the representatives of the Third Estate initially respond?
a. Immediate declaration of war against King Louis XIV.
b. Formed a rival assembly.
c. Fled to neighboring Austria.
d. Asked Louis XIV to abdicate.
e. Formed a militia and stormed Versailles, arresting the queen.
b
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