why did the agitated crowd storm and destroy the Bastille ? five points
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The following are some reasons-
• National Assembly was busy at Versailles drafting a constitution; the rest of France was seething with turmoil.
• A severe winter had meant a bad harvest, the price of bread rose. Often bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies.
• After spending hours in long queues at the bakery, crowds of angry women stormed into the shops.
• At the same time, the king ordered troops to move into Paris.
•On 14 July, the agitated crowd stormed and destroyed Bastille.
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On the afternoon of 14 July 1789, the agitated crowd stormed the Bastille fort and destroyed it because it was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy. And the revolutionist wanted the ammunition for the revolution which was kept in the fort. Its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. In France 14th July is a public holiday usually called the Bastille day.
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