USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Revolution lasted 10 years, and it fuse was
A
when revolutionaries stormed the King’s castle
B
when revolutionaries stormed a prison called the Bastille
C
when revolutionaries decided to take over Paris
D
when revolutionaries stormed a government building
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy’s dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.

Detailed explanation-2: -On July 14, 1789, thousands of Parisians stormed the prison to protest King Louis XVI’s abuse of power. It was a defining moment of the revolution that toppled the monarchy. When angry commoners stormed the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789, they struck a blow against one of the monarchy’s most forbidding symbols.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Storming of the Bastille (French: Prise de la Bastille [pʁiz də la bastij]) occurred in Paris, France, on 14 July 1789, when revolutionary insurgents stormed and seized control of the medieval armoury, fortress, and political prison known as the Bastille.

Detailed explanation-4: -Note: The storming was done primarily by the residents of Saint Antoine and the agitated crowd killed the governor of the Bastille. Seven prisoners were released from the jail and all the gunpowder, which the crowd aimed for, was procured.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: It was on 14th of july, 1789 when the Bastille prison was stormed and it was stormed because of the need of gunpowder and weapons.

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