The economic conditions in the previous two decades, the growing discourse with the social privileges of the few fueled what many say was inevitable. ... The definition was simple: those citizens who paid the equivalent of three days" wages in direct taxes, had the right to vote in indirect elections.# The National Assembly looked to create equality and enacted other reforms as well. ... It allowed people to "be free to do such business and to exercise such profession, art or trade as he may choose." # France also abolished slavery, however, only in France-not in the colonies. ...

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