When the Third Estate withdrew from the Estates-General on June 17, 1789, they found themselves banned from their usual meeting place. In response, they moved to a nearby indoor tennis court, where they took the historic step of forming the National Assembly and vowed not to disband until they had drafted a new constitution for France. This event is known as the Tennis Court Oath.
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