The Storming Of The Bastille Research Paper

The Storming of the Bastille The Storming of the Bastille an event that started the French Revolution. The Bastille was a building that was made to protect the French from the English attacking them. The Bastille used to be used as a prison where all the prisoners that were sent there, were sent because the King sent them there. Royal authorities transferred 250 barrels of gunpowder from the Bastille to the Paris Arsenal so it was a lot easier to attack. On July 14, 1789 common people, armed with weapons, surrounded the Bastille. The reason for the common people to attack the Bastille was because it was a symbol of the King having all power. At first the guards did not fire at the crowds, but when the crowds entered the Bastille, the guards were told to fire at the mob killing many …show more content…
On October 5th, 1789 the women who were angry about the high prices of bread stormed the Versailles. The women stormed around 12 miles to get to Versailles. As the women started to march to Versailles they took a route through the main city, the reason for this was so that other people would join them on their march. The mob of people wanted the government officials to give them bread, and weapons. The reason that the people would want bread is because it was a very large part of the French diet at the time, and the government raised the price of the bread and the people did not like that. Once the mob reached Versailles the mob focused their anger at Marie Antoinette. French Guards were sent to protect the royal family from the mob. Once the mob reached the royal family the women demanded that they see the Queen. The mob wanted to kill her, but instead they demanded that bread was given to the people at the palace. I believe that this was a contribution to society because they took the King back to Paris and eventually he lost power causing the monarchy to fall, then contributing to the rise of