THE TENNIS COURT OATH
The Tennis Court Oath was signed by all the members of the Third Estate [the National Assembly] except for one on June 20, 1789. They all met in a tennis court where they promise to make a constitution for France and they would stay together until the constitution was written. The Tennis Court Oath declared that the sovereignty of France did not depend on the king but in the people. This was the first time France formally stood up against the king and this also encouraged others to revolt. The Oath was finished in 1791 and the constitution included that all citizens are born free with equal rights, all have a right to participate in election representatives to make laws, all are entitled to free speech but not abuse it, taxation will be related to wealth and others.
Sources:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/revolution/tennis_court_oath.shtml
http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/21cc/utopia/revolution1/tennis1/tennis.html
http://0.tqn.com/d/europeanhistory/1/0/A/J/HultonArchiveTennisCourtOath.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Le_Serment_du_Jeu_de_paume.jpg/300px-Le_Serment_du_Jeu_de_paume.jpg
Researchers:
Geraldine Ang
Jean Bactat
Sources:
http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/revolution/tennis_court_oath.shtml
http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/21cc/utopia/revolution1/tennis1/tennis.html
http://0.tqn.com/d/europeanhistory/1/0/A/J/HultonArchiveTennisCourtOath.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Le_Serment_du_Jeu_de_paume.jpg/300px-Le_Serment_du_Jeu_de_paume.jpg
Researchers:
Geraldine Ang
Jean Bactat