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when the estates general convened in may 1789 what actions did members of the third estate take and why?

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the members of the Third Estate started the National Assembly.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find a solution for the economic problems King of France called the meeting of Estate General to carry out a possible solution. The Estate General was comprised of three estates first two included clergy and nobility and the Third Estates included all who are not in the above two. But representation was such that each estate holds equal weight-age, was found unfair by Third Estate who comprised 98 percent of France population and they walked out to form National Assembly. It demanded that there was a need for a new government which protect all citizens.

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