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The Tennis Court Oath
The Old Regime based on Monarchy in France was dying. ... A new night was dawning; a night in which the majority people would meet to take an oath that would unite them until the ruling of King Louis XIV was put out. This oath, known as the Tennis-Court Oath, would be taken into account as the beginning of the end; the first time the people of France became united to achieve what the United States has today; democracy. ... They locked all of the meeting halls used by the National Assembly on June 20th, leaving the members of the National Assembly in the rain, they sleeked shelter across the street in a nearby indoor tennis court (Yee). ...
Inside the tennis court, Bailly, one of the leaders of the Third Estate, stood on a table and voiced the ideas of Mounier, another leader. Quote Baily’s famous oath, “We swear to God never to separate ourselves from the National Assembly, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the realm is drawn up and fixed upon solid foundations. ... Of the 577 members, all but one accepted this oath (Yee).
After hearing of this Oath, Louis XVI commanded all clergy and Nobility to join the National Assembly. ...
Although it can be debated that the National Assembly was the first time that France committed to unite, it was the Tennis Court Oath that forced the King to momentarily give in. ... Members of the Tennis Court Oath and of the signing of the Declaration of Independence could have all been punished harshly, but on both sides, their want for independence from Monarchy, and freedom, prevailed over their fear of anything that the King could do.
United, the people of the Tennis Court Oath ultimately prevailed against the Monarchy of France. It can even be said that, because of the stubborn rights of the Nobility, being forced to go into the Tennis Court fueled the National Assemblies anger against the King and his followers, which brought out the emotional and undying oath.
Approximate Word count = 1584
Approximate Pages = 6.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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