MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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The Great Fear
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The Women’s March
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Storming of the Bastille
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The Reign of Terror
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Detailed explanation-1: -A popular insurgency culminated on July 14 when rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons; many consider this event, now commemorated in France as a national holiday, as the start of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The capture of the Bastille symbolized the end of the ancien regime and provided the French revolutionary cause with an irresistible momentum. In 1792, the monarchy was abolished and Louis and his wife Marie-Antoinette were sent to the guillotine for treason in 1793.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Storming of the Bastille took place in Paris, France on July 14, 1789. This violent attack on the government by the people of France signaled the start of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -A severe winter had meant a bad harvest the price of bread rose. Often bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies. After spending hours in long queues at the bakery crowds of angry women stormed into the shops. At the same time the King ordered troops to move into Paris.