How did storming of Bastille became the main cause of the French revolution?
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Traditionally, this fortress was used byFrench kings to imprison subjects that didn't agree with them politically, making the Bastille a representation of the oppressive nature of the monarchy. This event was the start of the French Revolution and the eventual fall of theFrench monarchy.
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Storming of the Bastille. The Storming of the Bastille took place in Paris,France on July 14, 1789. This violent attack on the government by the people of France signaled the start of the French Revolution. The Bastillewas a fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years' War.The Storming of the Bastille set off a series of events that led to the overthrow of King Louis XVI and the French Revolution. The success of the revolutionaries gave commoners throughout France the courage to rise up and fight against the nobles who had ruled them for so long.
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