The Storming of Bastille was an immediate cause that got the French revolution in action. This event entered people’s collective imagination and motivated other people to participate in the action. A mob of furious craftsmen and salesmen went to the Invalides to steal some weapons, but there was no gunpowder. Everyone knew that there would be gunpowder stored in Bastille. Bastille was a prison that held political prisoners that spoke out against the King. To the revolutionaries, those prisoners were important because they would most likely join the Revolution. Around 600 furious revolutionaries stormed to the Bastille on July 14, 1789 to free the prisoners and get the gunpowder. After overpowering the guards, seven prisoners were freed. The
