Explain the storming of Bastille and its effect.
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On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.
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Explanation:
On 14 July 1789, a state prison on the east side of Paris, known as the Bastille, was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The prison had become a symbol of the monarchy's dictatorial rule, and the event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.
Effects
1) The King had lost control of Paris, where the electors set up a Commune to run the city
2) Lafayette was appointed commander of the predominantly bourgeois National Guard
3).The National Constituent Assembly prepared to draw up a constitution, no longer under threat of being dissolved by the King
4)Real power had passed from the King to the elected representatives of the people. Louis now had to share his power with the National Assembly
5)Louis was no longer in a position to dictate to the Assembly, because he could not rely on the army
6) News of the fall of the Bastille spread through France & intensified activity among the peasantry