MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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National Assembly
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National Convention
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Directory
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Committee of Public Safety
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Detailed explanation-1: -During the French Revolution, the National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale ), which existed from 17 June 1789 to 29 September 1791, was a revolutionary assembly of the Kingdom of France formed by the representatives of the Third Estate (commoners) of the Estates-General.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summoned by King Louis XVI, the Estates General of 1789 ended when the Third Estate formed the National Assembly and, against the wishes of the King, invited the other two estates to join. This signaled the outbreak of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Third Estate, which had the most representatives, declared itself the National Assembly and took an oath to force a new constitution on the king.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Third Estate Declares the National Assembly They met on their own and invited members of the other estates to join them. On June 13, 1789, the Third Estate declared itself the “National Assembly.” They would begin making their own laws and running the country.
Detailed explanation-5: -King Louis XVI, aware of the injustices of the French tax policy, tried to reform the tax code to make it more fair, but was repeatedly thwarted by the overrepresented nobles and clergy. This angered the Third Estate, which refused to vote in the Estates General, and formed instead the National Assembly.