Question

The main objective of the National Assembly was _______.

• A. to limit the powers of the monarch.
• B. to ensure that everyone gets the right to vote.
• C. to get more privileges for the third estate.
• D. to take powers completely in their hands.

Answer 1

The correct option is A to limit the powers of the monarch.

On 20th June 1789, the representatives of the third estate assembled in the hall of indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they drafted a constitution for France that would limit the power of monarch.