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Rise of the Third Estate
France's third estate population now represented 98% of the population but was still being outvoted by the other two estates -
Tennis Court Oath
On June 17, with talks over procedure stalled, the Third Estate met alone and formally adopted the title of National Assembly; three days later, they met in a nearby indoor tennis court and took the so-called Tennis Court Oath, vowing not to disperse until constitutional reform had been achieved.
