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On 19 May 1789, Louis XVI convened the Estates-General to hear their grievances.
The deputies of the Third Estate representing the common people ( the two others were the Catholic Church and nobility ) decided to break away and form a National Assembly.
On 20 June the deputies of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath, swearing not to separate until a constitution had been established.
They were gradually joined by delegates of the other estates ; Louis XVI started to recognize their validity on 27 June.
The assembly renamed itself the National Constituent Assembly on 9 July, and began to function as a legislature and to draft a constitution.
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