why was the fort of bastille distroyed
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the port of Bastille was destroyed because it was hated by all and it stood for the despotic power of the king
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The fort Bastille was destroyed because it was the biggest symbol of despotic French power. It’s destruction began on 14 July 1789, the same day as the Storming of the Bastille, but it ultimately took some 22 months to remove all visible trace of it from its grounds.
Explanation:
1). What was the Bastille?
The Bastille was a fortress built in the late 1300s to protect Paris during the Hundred Years' War. By the late 1700s, the Bastille was mostly used as a state prison by King Louis XVI.
2). Who stormed the Bastille?
The revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille were mostly craftsmen and store owners who lived in Paris. They were members of a French social class called the Third Estate. There were around 1000 men who participated in the attack.
3). Why did they storm the Bastille?
The Third Estate had recently made demands of the king and had demanded that the commoners have more of a say in government. They were worried that he was preparing the French army for an attack. In order to arm themselves, they first took over the Hotel des Invalides in Paris where they were able to get muskets. However, they didn't have gun powder.
The Bastille was rumored to be full of political prisoners and was a symbol to many of the oppression of the king. It also had stores of gunpowder that the revolutionaries needed for their weapons.