The Role Of Bread In France

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In 1789, women formed an angry mob with about 7,000 working women armed and they marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles. Why you may ask? They were fighting for what they believed in. They marched and marched despite the weather, the soil they walked in, nothing was gonna get in their way. They chanted “Bread! Bread!” as they marched through Paris. Most of Paris was starving while the kings and queens feasted like there was no tomorrow. Marie Antoinette was one of these people that ate really well while everyone else could not even get a loaf of bread. By the time they reached Versailles, they showed their anger and they really express what they thought about them. They were most angered when the famous Marie Antoinette said “let them

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