WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did the Third Estate of France meet after being locked out of the government?
A
a gym
B
a courtyard
C
a lecture hall
D
a tennis court
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 20 June, 1789 CE, the Third Estate representatives assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the Third Estate gathered to meet on June 20th, they found the doors to their meeting hall locked and guarded. 3. Fearing a royalist conspiracy, the Third Estate responded by gathering in a nearby tennis court. There they pledged not to disband until the nation had drafted and implemented a constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Description. On 17 June, the deputies of the Third Estate, locked out of the Estates–General meeting hall in Versailles, convened in an empty tennis court, where they swore an oath.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 4 May 1789 the last grand ceremony of the Ancien RĂ©gime was held in Versailles: the procession of the Estates General. From all over France, 1, 200 deputies had arrived for the event. The deputies of the Third Estate (the Commoners) were the greatest in number, dressed in black with a gold and black overcoat.

Detailed explanation-5: -The deputies of the Third Estate, fearing that they would be overruled by the two privileged orders in any attempt at reform, led in the formation of the revolutionary National Assembly (June 17), signaling the end of representation based on the traditional social classes.

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