Formation of the national assembly and the tennis court oath

1. Formation of the national assembly and the tennis court oath Tanner Schultz Partner #2

2. What did the national assembly put an end to? • The national assembly had renamed itself on July 9th,1789 • They had put an end to their society. • The national assembly worked to create a new society. • It ended serfdom, noble privileges, and the Old Regime in France.

3. What was Abolished • They abolished all ancient feudal rights in France. • Exclusive right of hunting and open warrens is abolished. • It ended a peasants property being passed on to the nobility after death. • All feudal courts of justice are abolished. • Taxes to support the church were abolished. • Removed all social barriers among the social classes. • All French citizens were now equal under the law.

4. The political viewpoints of the Radicals • They struggled for power against Jean Pierre Brissot and his Allies, Known as the Gridiron. • They differed over how the revolution should be affected by popular pressure. • Long after san culottes influence on the government had waned social conflicts continued to drive some revolutionary events.

5. Political viewpoints of the Moderates. • Lafayette was first and foremost a patriot who strongly believed in the defense of ones country. • He sought to initiate liberal reforms. • Military officers in several regiments of the royal army favored a military strike to dispel the national assembly. • They called themselves the patriots. • Wanted a government in which the king ruled France

6. Political viewpoints of the Conservatives • They were totally unprepared for war. • The French suffered a great loss. • The popularity of the government and indeed of the revolution waned. • They wanted to return things as they had been before the revolution.