9th Class Social Science The French Revolution Question Bank 9th CBSE Social Science The French Revolution

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                                                    What is the significance of The Tennis Court Oath' in the French Revolution?

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                      The representatives of the third estate viewed themselves as spokesmen for the whole French nation. They assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles on 20th June, 1789. They declared themselves as a National Assembly. They decided not to disperse until they had drafted a constitution for France which would curtail the power of the monarch. Mirabeau and Abb'e Sieye's were the prominent leaders of National Assembly while the National Assembly was busy at Versailles, drafting a constitution. Bastille was stormed and peasants revolt spread in the countryside.


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