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What Was the Significance of Louis XVI's Decision in 1788

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What was the significance of Louis XVI's decision in 1788 to call the Estates General?


A) Its announcement immediately set off riots that began the French Revolution, with protesters requiring all voting under the new system be postponed until after the fighting.
B) It initially brought together three equally balanced Estates, but the decrease in the wealth of French commoners after the Renaissance had made this equality impossible to maintain.
C) It led to the realization that voting by estate in France would guarantee that less than 2 percent of the population would always dominate all decisions.
D) It revealed that electing members to a chamber for each estate allowed each chamber equal representation like that achieved by the American revolution.
E) It set in motion the reorganization of the Three Estates so that they would privilege wealth as much as inherited status, much like the government in Britain did.

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