FR - section 4 - easy The Formation of the National Assembly Quiz

What did the Third Estate do when the king desired them to sit as a separate order?

Refused to sit as a separate order

What did the National Assembly declare itself on June 17?

National Assembly

What was the result of the vote on June 19 regarding the National Assembly?

The Second Estate voted to join the Assembly

What did the members of the National Assembly do on June 20, when they found themselves locked out of their usual meeting place?

Moved to a nearby indoor tennis court Signup and view all the answers

What did the members of the National Assembly vow to do at the Tennis Court Oath?

Continue to sit until they had given France a constitution Signup and view all the answers

What did Louis XVI intend to call for on June 23?

A 'Royal Session' of the Estates General Signup and view all the answers

What did Louis XVI do when the National Assembly moved to the tennis court?

Ordered the National Assembly to desist Signup and view all the answers

Who joined the National Assembly in defiance of the royal command?

Many clergy and nobles Signup and view all the answers

What was the composition of the Third Estate?

Local officials, professionals, and persons of property Signup and view all the answers

What happened on June 1 regarding the organization of a new legislative body?

The Third Estate invited the clergy and the nobles to join them Signup and view all the answers

What did the Third Estate consist largely of?

Local officials, professionals, and other persons of property Signup and view all the answers

What was the response of the Second Estate to the National Assembly?

Voted to join the Assembly Signup and view all the answers

What did the Third Estate have twice as many members as?

Both the First and Second Estates combined Signup and view all the answers

What event marked the beginning of a royal attempt to undermine the National Assembly and halt the revolution?

The dismissal of Necker Signup and view all the answers

What did the citizens of Paris intend to protect when they organized a citizen militia and collected arms?

The National Constituent Assembly Signup and view all the answers

Who offered its command to the Marquis de Lafayette after the attack on the Bastille?

The National Guard Signup and view all the answers

What did the fall of the Bastille signal?

That the National Constituent Assembly alone would not decide the political future of the nation Signup and view all the answers

Who gave the guard a new insignia, the revolutionary cockade, after the attack on the Bastille?

The Marquis de Lafayette Signup and view all the answers

What did the attack on the Bastille mark?

The first of many crucial journées Signup and view all the answers

What did Louis XVI do when he personally visited Paris after the fall of the Bastille?

Wore the revolutionary cockade and recognized the organized electors as the legitimate government of the city Signup and view all the answers

What did the citizens of Paris establish themselves as after the fall of the Bastille?

An independent political force Signup and view all the answers

What did the National Assembly rename itself because of its intention to write a new constitution?