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The ______ alone could decide when to call the meeting of the Estates-General in France.

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King
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Pope
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Noble
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People
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The correct option is D King
The king alone could decide when to call the meeting of the Estates-General in France. The Estates General was the legislative body of France until the French Revolution. Whenever the king wanted the advice on certain issues he would call a meeting of the Estates General. France was on verge of collapse and needed tax reforms therefore on 5th May 1789, King Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General. It was the first meeting of the Estates General called since 1614.

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