HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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To create a republic
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To put the king on Trial
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To create a Constitution
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To tax the 1st and 2nd Estate
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. It was foreshadowed by and drew considerably from the 1776 United States Declaration of Independence, especially the preamble.
Detailed explanation-2: -20 June 1789 They were excluded from their regular meeting place by King Louis XVI and met instead at a nearby indoor tennis court. Here they pledged themselves to create a written constitution for France; by 1791 they would have one.
Detailed explanation-3: -Their representatives assembled in the tennis court and swore for framing a constitution. This commitment is referred to as the Tennis Court Oath. They took the oath to limit the powers of the Monarch by creating Constitution for France that would limit the powers of the Monarch.