jun 20, 1789 - The Tennis Court Oath
Description:
- The Third Estate was licked out of the meeting hall in Versailles
- Third Estate took this as a sigh the king was firing them to disband
- Went to nearby indoor tennis courts and took the oath
- vowed not to disband until there was a written constitution in France
- Delegates from the Third Estate realized any push form reform they made would be shut down by the clergy and nobility
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1 phase of French Revolution
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