- On June 20, the deputies took the oath around Bailly in the Jeu de Paume room. Now reunited in the National Assembly, they decide not to leave the room before giving a constitution to France. This is the Tennis Court oath.
- On July 9, the National Assembly becomes constituent. The king is now stripped of his sovereignty in favor of the representatives of the Assembly.
- July 14, 1789, Parisians besieged the Bastille prison.
August 4, 1789
Characters
Louis de Noailles
John Bailly
Maximilian of Robespierre
Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis
Procedure
After the storming of the Bastille, the Great Fear took hold throughout the country. The peasants rose up against the lords for fear of lordly and noble reactions. This fear is spreading in all the countryside. Peasants arm themselves to destroy their property (property deeds, castles). This movement worries the deputies, they question the property rights of the nobility and the bourgeoisie.
Although difficult, the discussions led to unanimous consensus on the night of August 4, 1789:the abolition of privileges (classes, provinces, cities, corporations) and the feudal rights associated with them. This decision arouses great general euphoria.
Consequences
- The abolition of privileges is an essential turning point in the revolution. It is entering a process of profound change which will lead to the vote of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen in the following weeks (August 26, 1789).
- Although dented by the National Constituent Assembly, the monarchy remains. However, Louis XVI gradually lost his power to the representatives of the Assembly.