... -General convened at Versailles. By June 17, the Third Estate had proclaimed itself the National Assembly. Three days later, the delegates took the famous Tennis Court Oath, vowing not to disband until France had a new constitution. However, the real French Revolution began not at Versailles but on the streets of Paris. On July 14, a Parisian mob attacked the old fortress known as ... the world. By the end of Jefferson's first term, he was able to ask, What farmer, what mechanic, what laborer ever sees a tax gatherer in the United States? The only real comparison that can be made between...

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