Question

why did a group of several hundred people storm the fortress prison Bastille ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The fortress prison Bastille, in Paris stood for the despotic power of the monarch. It depicted his autocratic rule. People thought that it had hoards of ammunition. Also Bastille jas many revolutionaries as prisoners. So on 14th July, 1789 people stormed the Bastille which marked the beginning of the French Revolution of 1789.

Answer 2

Answer:

On 14 July, 1789, the people stormed the fortress prison at Bastille (in Paris) because it stood for the status of monarchy. Also it had revolutionary prisoners in it. People though that it also had hoard of weapons. It stood as a symbol of king and his autocratic and absolutist rule.