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Fear > The Tennis Court Oath ... The Tennis Court Oath was a result of the growing discontent of the Third Estate in France in the face of King Louis XVI's desire to hold onto the country's history of absolute government.
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decrees that all members of this Assembly shall immediately take a solemn oath not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established and consolidated upon firm foundations;
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sourcebook.fsc.edu/history/oath.html
sourcebook.fsc.edu/history/oath.html
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that, finally, they were obliged to meet in the Tennis Court of Old Versailles street, so as not to interrupt their work; ... Decrees that all members of this assembly immediately take a solemn oath never to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the realm is established and...
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www.historyguide.org/intellect/tennis_oath.html
www.historyguide.org/intellect/tennis_oath.html
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A multimedia world history resource on the French Revolution - the Tennis Court Oath - for lovers, students and teachers of history. ... ; From The Tennis Court Oath Painting by Jacques Louis David...
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www.historywiz.com/tenniscourt.htm
www.historywiz.com/tenniscourt.htm
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The Tennis Court Oath was a meeting of many important figures in France to officially start the revolutionary acts. This was the first revolutionary act, and a declaration that political authority is based from the people and their representatives rather than from the monarch.
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The French Revolution - The Tennis Court Oath, storming the Bastille, Jacobins and more. ... The Tennis Court Oath (June 20, 1789); The Estates General met separately at the King's insistence. The Third Estate established the National Assembly, but was locked out of their regular meeting place at Versaille.
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Faced with financial crisis, the French Government called a meeting of the Estates General (the French parliamentary body) in May of 1789. The Estates General was made up of members of the First (clergy), Second (nobility), ... The Tennis Court Oath ... The Tennis Court Oath, 17 June 1789. This painting is by David.
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www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/hist255/kat_anna/ten...
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