The Estates-General was composed of representatives from the 3 orders of French society. The meeting of the Estates-General opened at Versailles on May 5, 1789. Each estate had one vote so the First and Second Estates together could outvote the Third Estate two to one. On June 17, 1789, the Third Estate called a National Assembly and decided to draft a constitution, The oath they swore is known as the Tennis Court Oath.
Information found in Book, Pages 549 & 550
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