MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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They were locked out of a meeting and wanted to teach the king a lesson.
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They were upset about the increases in price of bread.
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They feared the king would send his army to take down the National Assembly.
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They were trying to write a document for more equality.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Concerned over the high price and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces of Paris led the March on Versailles on October 5, 1789. This became one of the most significant events of the French Revolution, eventually forcing the royals to return to Paris.
Detailed explanation-2: -The march began among women in the marketplaces of Paris who, on the morning of 5 October 1789, were nearly rioting over the high price of bread.
Detailed explanation-3: -Peasants and the urban poor resented the clergy and the nobles for their privileges and special treatment. The heavily taxed and discon-tented Third Estate was eager for change. In addition to the growing resentment among the lower classes, other factors contributed to the revolutionary mood in France.