The history of the French revolution; . ii. ..^-?^?^?•-r-r>- CHRONOLOGY OF THB FRENCH REVOLUTION. 1789. Pdiiy 5. Opening of the States-general at Versailles—The tiers-etat, 6G1 deputies; nobles,285; clergy, 308; total, Division between the different orders respecting the mode of verifying their powers. 10. The electors of Paris declare themselves in permanent session. 23. Notwithstanding the remonstrances of the tiers-etat, the different orders meet seju-rately. The clergy and nobility communicate to the tiers-etat the renunciation of theirprivileges, and submit to pay their proport


The history of the French revolution; . ii. ..^-?^?^?•-r-r>- CHRONOLOGY OF THB FRENCH REVOLUTION. 1789. Pdiiy 5. Opening of the States-general at Versailles—The tiers-etat, 6G1 deputies; nobles,285; clergy, 308; total, Division between the different orders respecting the mode of verifying their powers. 10. The electors of Paris declare themselves in permanent session. 23. Notwithstanding the remonstrances of the tiers-etat, the different orders meet seju-rately. The clergy and nobility communicate to the tiers-etat the renunciation of theirprivileges, and submit to pay their proportion of the public 17. The deputies of the tiers-etat, already joined by some of the clergy, declare theitassembly to be the only legal one, and constitute themselves as The National Assembly declares all the taxes illegally imposed, but it authorizes the levy of themprovisionally, only till the day ofitsjirst separation, from whatever cause that separa-tion may proceed. 20. The Oath of the Tennis Court.


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