What are the three events in the formation of national assembly in Fre...
The Formation of National Assembly in French Revolution
Event 1: The Estates-General Assembly
The Estates-General Assembly was called by King Louis XVI in 1789, to address the financial crisis in France. The Estates-General was divided into three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the commoners. While the first two estates had equal representation, the third estate had only one-third representation despite being the largest estate.
Event 2: The Tennis Court Oath
The third estate, feeling ignored and marginalized, declared themselves as the National Assembly and demanded a new constitution. When their demands were rejected, they gathered on June 20, 1789, at a nearby tennis court and pledged to continue meeting until they had a new constitution, famously known as the Tennis Court Oath.
Event 3: Storming of the Bastille
On July 14, 1789, a mob of commoners stormed the Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, to acquire arms and ammunition. The fall of Bastille was a symbolic event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution and the end of the absolute monarchy.
These three events led to the formation of the National Assembly and the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, which proclaimed the equality of all people before the law, freedom of speech, religion, and the press, and the right to a fair trial. The National Assembly also created a constitutional monarchy, limiting the powers of the king and establishing a representative government.