FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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What was the main goal of the people in the Tennis Court Oath?
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a reduction in taxes
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the overthrow of Louis XVI
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a just constitution
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The oath they took was: “not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require until the constitution of the Kingdom is established."
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