1789 ⟶ Third Estate Declares National Assembly
June 17: On the proposal of Sieyès, the deputies of the Thir...
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1789
🏛️ Third Estate Declares National Assembly
June 17: On the proposal of Sieyès, the deputies of the Third Estate declare themselves the National Assembly. To ensure popular support, they decree that taxes need only be paid while the Assembly is in session.⟶
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🏛️ Third Estate Deputies Refuse Separate Assembly, Demand Joint Session
May 6: The Deputies of the Third Estate refuses to meet separately from the other Estates, occupy the main hall, and invite the clergy and nobility to join them.⟶
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🤝 Clerical Deputies Join the Third Estate
June 13–14: Nine deputies from the clergy decide to join the meeting of the Third Estate.⟶
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🤝 Clergy Joins Third Estate in National Assembly
June 19: By a vote of 149 to 137, the deputies of the clergy join the assembly of the Third Estate.⟶
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🏛️ National Assembly Convenes in Saint Louis Church
June 22: The new National Assembly meets in the church of Saint Louis in Versailles. One hundred fifty deputies from the clergy attend, along with two deputies from the nobility.⟶
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🏛️ National Assembly Transforms into National Constituent Assembly
July 9: The National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly.⟶
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