MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
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Write a constitution for France and limit the king’s power
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To make plans to storm the Bastille
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Tennis Court Oath was a key moment that set off the French Revolution. On June 20, 1789, the Tennis Court Oath was taken. There, the men of the National Assembly swore an oath never to stop meeting until a constitution had been established.
Detailed explanation-2: -Finding themselves locked out of their usual meeting hall at Versailles on June 20 and thinking that the king was forcing them to disband, they moved to a nearby indoor tennis court (salle du jeu de paume). There they took an oath never to separate until a written constitution had been established for France.
Detailed explanation-3: -Significance and aftermath The Oath signified for the first time that French citizens formally stood in opposition to Louis XVI. The National Assembly’s refusal to back down forced the king to make concessions.
Detailed explanation-4: -It was here that they made the famous Oath of the Real Tennis Room: “We swear never to separate and to meet wherever circumstances require until the kingdom’s Constitution is established and grounded on solid foundations.”