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 * //__Tennis Court Oath__//**

Political thoughts of liberalism were common especially during the time of the French Revolution. People wanted to gain individual rights and equal opportunities for life, but some could not because of their rank. France was split into three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the peasantry. The peasantry carried the heaviest burden of all for they were heavily taxed due to the nation’s debt. Infuriated, delegates from the third estate moved into a large indoor tennis court in June 20, 1789 because they were locked out of assembly hall at Versailles. There they made a pledge there, known as the Oath of the Tennis Court, where they pledged that they would never disband until they had written a new constitution and that France was in a firm state. McKay, John P, et al. __A History of Western Societies__. Boston, Massachusetts. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. West, Kinsey. “Revolutionary Viewpoints!” Online. Internet. Google.