Question

Describe the incident which took place in the morning of 14th July, 1789 in France

CBSE Class IX Social Science LA (5 Marks)

Answer 1

21. The incident took place in the morning of 14th July, 1789 in France was :

(i)     Some 700 men and women were gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a people's militia.

(ii)   They broke into a number of government buildings in search of arms.

(iii) Finally , a group of several hundred people marched towards the eastern part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille.

(iv)  The commander of the Bastille was killed and the prisoners released though there were only seven of them.

(v) The fortress was demolished and its stone-fragments sold in the markets to all those who wished to keep a souvenir of its destruction.

Answer 2

Explanation:On the morning of 14 july, 1789, the rumor was spread in the city of Paris that the king has ordered the troops to move into city and ordered his army to do an open firing upon the citizens. Around 7,000 men and women gathered in the town hall and decided to form people's militia. They broke into a number of government buildings and even in Bastille  in search of arms and ammunition  to protect themselves in case a revolt broke.