<P> Shuttle diplomacy among the estates continued without success until May 27 ; on May 28 , the representatives of the 3rd Estate began to meet on their own , calling themselves the Communes ( `` Commons '' ) and proceeding with their `` verification of powers '' independently of the other bodies ; from June 13 to June 17 they were gradually joined by some of the nobles and the majority of the clergy and other people such as the peasants . On June 13 , this group began to call itself the National Assembly . </P>
what is the significance of the national assembly
3rd Estate began to meet on their own , calling themselves the Communes ( `` Commons '' ) and proceeding with their `` verification of powers '' independently of the other bodies ; from June 13 to June 17 they were gradually joined by some of the nobles and the majority of the clergy and other people such as the peasants