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Because it held a store of gunpowder, which the people of Paris needed to load the muskets they had stolen from the Invalides earlier, to defend themselves against a threatened attack by the king's guards.
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∙ 8y agobecause it was a gunpowder store, and the people of Paris were arming themselves against a threatened Royal attack.
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What was the French prison and revolutionary symbol?
The famous French prison during the french revolotion is called the Bastille and they celebrate it as the Bastille day.
What is the name of the march sung on Bastille Day?
It is the national anthem of France, called La Marseillaise, a revolutionary song.it is called the "marsaillise' also the national Anthem
Where was The Bastille located?
The Bastille (formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine) was a fortress in Paris, France.
What is the Bastille and what happened there?
Explain more, Bastille peak is a mountain in Canada and Bastille prison is a prison in France....
Who built Bastille?
The Bastille was made a prison under the reign of Louis XIII.
What was the French prison and revolutionary symbol?
The famous French prison during the french revolotion is called the Bastille and they celebrate it as the Bastille day.
The fall of the Bastille led quickly to the formation of?
to the formation of a revolutionary government in Paris i think
When is the the French national day?
The French national day is on July 14 every year and is called Bastille Day.
Who was the target audience of Lenin and his revolutionary actions?
The Workers.
Which Paris prison stormed by rioter in 1789?
The Bastille - though it was scarcely used as a prison, with only 7 inmates at the time. It was stormed because, being a defensive fortress, it had a gunposder store.
Why was Bastille chosen as a target for violence?
because it was a gunpowder store, and the people of Paris were arming themselves against a threatened Royal attack.
What is the name of the march sung on Bastille Day?
It is the national anthem of France, called La Marseillaise, a revolutionary song.it is called the "marsaillise' also the national Anthem
Bastille was a?
The Bastille was a prison.
Who built the Bastille?
Charles V built the bastille
Where was The Bastille located?
The Bastille (formally known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine) was a fortress in Paris, France.
Was Bastille a palace?
The Bastille was a prison.
When did Bastille end?
Bastille ended in 1789.
