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Storming of The Bastille

Storming of The Bastille. Matt Quimby Michael Fredette 1 st Hour-World History. Background Information. Jacques Necker is dismissed July 12- Mob of people in the public gardens of Tuileriers Palace were attacked by German Calvary

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Storming of The Bastille

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  1. Storming of The Bastille Matt Quimby Michael Fredette 1st Hour-World History

  2. Background Information • Jacques Necker is dismissed • July 12- Mob of people in the public gardens of Tuileriers Palace were attacked by German Calvary • Rumors begin to circulate about King planning actions against people of Paris • People begin to arm themselves • July 14- Mobs gather around the armory at Les Invalides • Break into armory and steal guns lack of gunpowder leads them to Bastille (old prison) where there is 250 barrels of gunpowder • Governor of Bastille Bernard de Launay refuses mob entry, and distribution of gunpowder • Someone cuts rope to drawbridge and mob rushes forward

  3. Who Was Involved • King Louis XVI- King of France • Jacques Necker-Director General of finance • Royal guard- kings guard • Angry mob of peasants-really mad people • Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès-Author of “What is Third Estate?” Louis XVI

  4. Description Storming of Bastille

  5. Description Bastille

  6. Consequences

  7. Why Should We Care?

  8. Sources • http://www.worldhistoryonline.org/modern-history/storming-of-the-bastille.html • http://library.thinkquest.org/C006257/revolution/storming_of_bastille.shtml • http://www.historywiz.com/bastillefall.htm • http://bastille-day.com/history/Storming-Of-The-Bastille-July-14-1789 • http://www.sparknotes.com/history/european/frenchrev/section2.rhtml

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