Question

“What is the Third Estate?” pamphlet associated with the French Revolution, was written by
1. Abbe Sieyes
2. Marquis Lafayette
3. Edmund Burke
4. Joseph Foulon

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Abbe Sieyes

The correct answer is Abbe Sieyes.

• Abbe Sieyes, originally a priest, wrote an influential pamphlet called What is the Third Estateí?
• The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation.
• They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch.
• They were led by Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes.​

• The French middle-class gained more power is a valid generalization about the immediate result of the French Revolution of 1789.
• Causes of the French Revolution : 
  • Social Inequality in France due to the Estates System
  • Tax Burden on the Third Estate
  • The Rise of the Bourgeoisie
  • Ideas put forward by Enlightenment philosophers
  • Financial Crisis caused due to Costly Wars
  • The Rise in the Cost of Bread
  • International. Struggle for hegemony and the Empire resource of the state
• The result of the French Revolution was the end of the monarchy.
  • King Louis XVI was executed in 1793.