what was the significance of the tennis court oath in the French
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The Tennis Court Oath "serment du jeu de paume" was a important historical event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate, the only member of the Third Estate commitee who didn't sign the oath was Joseph Martin-Dauch.
On 20 June 1789, the members of the French Estates-General for the Third Estate, who had begun to call themselves the National Assembly, took the Tennis Court Oath (French: Serment du Jeu de Paume), vowing "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require.
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●The king while trying to oppose the revolutionary proceedings of the third estate, closed the hall in order to prevent the session of the national Assembly. The angry members assembled on June 20, 1789,in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.
●Here, they took the " Tennis Court Oath " Never to separate.... until the Constitution of the kingdom shall be established. They were led by the leaders like Mirabeau and Abbe sieyes . It is worth mentioning that Mirabeau belonged to a noble family. However, he wanted to do away with a society of feudal privilege. He delivered impressive speeches to the crowds assembled at Versailles.