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National Assembly

National Assembly. End of the 3 rd Estate. The 3 rd Estate was fed up and formed the National Assembly on June 17 th , 1789 Some members of the 1 st and 2 nd Estates joined the National Assembly The National Assembly plans to meet with the 1 st and 2 nd Estates June 20 th , 1789.

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National Assembly

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  1. National Assembly

  2. End of the 3rd Estate • The 3rd Estate was fed up and formed the National Assembly on June 17th, 1789 • Some members of the 1st and 2nd Estates joined the National Assembly • The National Assembly plans to meet with the 1st and 2nd Estates June 20th, 1789

  3. Tennis Court Oath • The doors were locked at Versailles and Louis XVI’s guards would not let the National Assembly in • The delegates of the National Assembly then met at an indoor tennis court at Versailles • They agreed not to disband until a Constitution was created

  4. Tennis Court Oath

  5. Tennis Court Oath • 577 men signed the oath • More nobles and clergy began to join the National Assembly

  6. Louis XVI’s Reaction • Louis ultimately gives in and agrees to draft a constitution • Louis XVI then begins to gather troops in Paris and Versailles • Around this time Louis XVI fires his director of finances, Jacques Necker • Necker is popular among commoners • The Parisians respond with rebellion

  7. Jacques Necker

  8. Storming of the Bastille • The Bastille was initially a fortress built between 1370-1383 • In the 17thcentury it became a political prison • The governor of the prison would earn a living based on how many and what kind of criminals were in the Bastille

  9. Storming of the Bastille • Parisians stormed the Bastille because it had gunpowder and because it represented the oppression of the government • It was believed that there were hundreds of prisoners inside • Only had 7 prisoners (4 counterfeiters, 2 mad men and a young aristocrat)

  10. Storming of the Bastille

  11. Great Fear • In July and August of 1789, there are sporadic rebellions across the French countryside against feudal landlords • The National Assembly signs the August Decrees, which cancels all obligations peasants have to their landlords

  12. Great Fear • On August 26th, 1789, the National Assembly signs the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen • Gave all French due process and declared all French people to be equal (laws and legal proceedings must be fair) • Things quiet down, but not for long…

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