... the national unrest which culminated in the French Revolution of 1789. The disproportional voting system in the meeting of the Estates General in May 1789 led to the infamous 'Tennis Court Oath' as the third estate took matters into their own hands and formed a National Assembly, vowing to create a new constitution. Intellectual revolutionaries such as Robespierre and Mirabeau rose to ... the forefront as people saw a potential for real reform. Therefore, the Tennis Court Oath was a short term trigger factor for the breakdown of the old regime and the start of the French Revolution...

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... -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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