What was the National Assembly?

A) a French assembly of notable scientists,artists,and authors
B) a new name for the Estates-General
C) an assembly of representatives from all parlements
D) a new assembly created by the third estate alone claiming to be equal to (or better than) the king
E) a new assembly created by King Louis XVI

National Assembly

is a legislative body in various countries, and it is often the lower house of a bicameral legislature or a unicameral legislature.

Estates-General

The legislative body in pre-revolutionary France made up of representatives of the three estates: the clergy, the nobility, and the commonpeople.

Third Estate

The common people of France who were not part of the clergy or nobility, representing the vast majority of society and leading the charge in the French Revolution.