MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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A National Guard was formed to defend the Revolution against counter-revolutionary plots.
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The people of Paris proved that mob violence could be used to achieve their demands.
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Bread prices immediately fell.
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The people of Paris created a municipal/city government known as the Paris Commune.
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The capture of the Bastille was a symbolic victory of the people overthrowing royal tyranny, and inspired the rest of France to do the same.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The storming of the Bastille set a precedent: For the first time in modern history, ordinary men and women, through their collective action in the streets, ensured the creation of a constitutional system of democratic government.
Detailed explanation-2: -The storming of the Bastille symbolically marked the beginning of the French Revolution, in which the monarchy was overthrown and a republic set up based on the ideas of ‘Liberté, égalité, fraternité’ (the French for liberty, equality and brotherhood).
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 14th 1789, a crowd of several thousand people laid siege to the Bastille, a royal fortress, prison and armoury in eastern Paris. After a standoff of several hours, they gained access to the Bastille, overwhelmed its guards and murdered its governor. The fall of the Bastille was chiefly symbolic.
Detailed explanation-4: -The population of France rose from about 23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789. This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which was the staple diet of the majority rose rapidly.