“The law shall provide for such punishments only as are strictly and obviously necessary,”. This is part of number eight in the Declaration of the Rights of Man, but it was not practiced during the latter part of the French Revolution. The French Revolution was an unprincipled time of sudden change and violence. The Revolution was sparked by the National Assembly, which also helped continue the revolution. The National Assembly was a group formed from the people of the third Estate. The third Estate wanted each person to get a vote, instead of each Estate, this is because the third Estate could have 600 people rather than 300. The National assembly did have an effect on the French Revolution, but it was not a lasting one. The National Assembly could have been crucial to the French Revolution if it weren’t for the extreme views of the people of France.
The National Assembly was formed by the people of the Third Estate because of a situation during the Estates General. The Estates General occurred in 1789, and it hadn’t been called since 1614. It was called because France was in debt, and King Louis XVI wanted the Second Estate to pay taxes. The voting system was that each Estate got a vote. That means that the first 2 Estates could …show more content…
King Louis XIV was not too happy about the National Assembly and how they were going against him. Because of this, King Louis XIV shut down the National Assemblies meeting place, but the members just moved somewhere else, a tennis court. At the tennis court, the National assembly pledged the Tennis Court Oath, which stated that they would remain at the tennis court until the National Assembly had written a French Constitution. The King agreed to write a constitution but it was not as much as the National Assembly hoped it would be. After the King wrote the constitution, he began losing power, which affected France
The National Assembly was formed by the people of the Third Estate because of a situation during the Estates General. The Estates General occurred in 1789, and it hadn’t been called since 1614. It was called because France was in debt, and King Louis XVI wanted the Second Estate to pay taxes. The voting system was that each Estate got a vote. That means that the first 2 Estates could …show more content…
King Louis XIV was not too happy about the National Assembly and how they were going against him. Because of this, King Louis XIV shut down the National Assemblies meeting place, but the members just moved somewhere else, a tennis court. At the tennis court, the National assembly pledged the Tennis Court Oath, which stated that they would remain at the tennis court until the National Assembly had written a French Constitution. The King agreed to write a constitution but it was not as much as the National Assembly hoped it would be. After the King wrote the constitution, he began losing power, which affected France