FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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They were protesting the monarchy
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They were starving and felt that the monarchy was hiding bread in the palace
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They wanted to take all of the weapons and arm the population
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They wanted to release all prisoners that they felt were unlawfully imprisoned
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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 Women’s March on Versailles was prompted by the high price of bread, food scarcity, and by rumors that the Tricolor (French flag) of the revolution had been trampled on and derided by the royalist troops and Louis XVI on October 1 during a special reception for the King’s guards.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Women’s March on Versailles, also known as the October March, the October Days or simply the March on Versailles, was one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -On the morning of October 5, 1789, a large group of women in a Paris marketplace began to revolt. They wanted to buy bread for their families. They began to march through Paris demanding bread at a fair price. As they marched, more people joined the group and soon there were thousands of marchers.