At the core of the political deal made to convene the Estate General after 175 years was
a. the desire of the Third Estate to have its voice heard.
b. Louis XVI's intention to further weaken the nobility.
c. the intention of the nobility to weaken the crown.
d. the resistance of the bourgeoisie to paying higher taxes.
e. consensus that the experiment in absolutism had failed.
c
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).