Storming the Bastille

How many prisoners were freed from the Bastille?

• 7

• 20

• 50

• 75

• 200

What happened to the Bastille over the next several months?

• It was turned into a museum for the revolution

• It was used to house prisoners from the government

• It was used to store supplies for the revolutionaries

• It was destroyed and turned into a pile of rubble

• It became housing for the poor people of France

When did the revolutionist storm Bastille

• July 14 1889

• July 14 1789

• July 15 1789

• June 14 1789

where did the revolutionists storm for weapons

• The tennis courts

• The homes of citizens

• the church

• Bastille

Which events was the officially started the French Revolution?

• Storming of the Bastille

• Tennis Court Oath

• Spanish Invasion

• Shooting at Lexington and Concord

Revolutionaries responded to the king on July 24th by seizing this prison...

• Bastille

• Versailles

• Eiffel

• Huntsville

What day shall be forever remembered as the storming of the Bastille, the spark that ignited the flames of revolution in France?

• June 17, 1789

• May 5, 1789

• August 4, 1789

• July 14, 1789

What was the primary reason for storming the Bastille?

• To free political prisoners

• To seize weapons and ammunition

• To overthrow the king

• To protest high taxes

Who was the king of France during the storming of the Bastille?

• Louis XIV

• Louis XV

• Louis XVI

• Louis XVII

What symbolic meaning did the Bastille hold for the revolutionaries?

• A symbol of royal tyranny

• A symbol of economic prosperity

• A symbol of religious freedom

• A symbol of military power