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Who is going to write a transition for this chapter? It can be read duiring the title page.//**
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Bastille Day and Great Fear

Kathleen - Part 1 The problems that sparked the revolution began long before the 1780s. Bread riots had been going on in France since the 1720’s as a result of grain shortages and the rise of prices in bakeries. These protests were mainly lead by women and began very peacefully but turned violent with the rise of desperation and frustration; which lead to the nickname "Flour Wars". The government stepped in during the 1770s and introduced price-fixing as a way to avoid more riots. The only problem with this was that once these were lifted, it had a counter-effect and the food shortages got even worse. Certain regions of France then began to compete with each other for the small amount of grains and bread that were available and the rioting spread across the country. This tension and frustration led the people of France to try to take control, and so they then invaded the Bastille.

What were the "Flour Wars" exactly? Why did the price controls not work? The people of France did not invade the Bastille. Parisians did. How did these conditions make it so rioting could spread through out the country once it got started in Paris? Could the revolution been avoided if bread prices were lower? Especially in Paris?
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See me about a bread price and riot chart.//**

MaryJane - part 2 What started out as a sunny day in France turned into a dreadful event that would shape the French Revolution. On July 14th, 1789, the people of Paris attacked the Bastille prison. This prison was a symbol of the absolute monarchy in France. The many riots that occured as a result of the famine gave the people of Paris ample practice for the storming of the Bastille. This infamous day marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The drama unfolded in the early morning as the mob started searching for arms to fight an expected attack from the army, which was loyal to the King. The problem began when the mob collected 32 thousand rifles, but no ammunition. A rumor had been spread and it was believed that the ammo could be found at the Bastille prison. The prison was guarded by 80 soldiers, and 30 Swiss Guards. These soldiers were well-prepared with weapons and cannons, and it was assumed that the cannons were being positioned to fire at the Rue of St. Antoine. The Rue of St. Antoine was the street where all the Parisians gathered. The mob became enraged and so they surrounded the prison, demanding access to the ammunition. The soldiers guarding the prison tried to convince their Governor to surrender. Upon hearing this, the Governor of the Bastille, Bernard de Launay, threatened to blow up the whole prison. The soldiers continued to insist on De Launay surrendering. Again he refused, which was all the people of Paris needed to hear to urge them on. The cry, “We want the Bastille!” went up among the crowd and the army began to fire their muskets. Meanwhile, the mob had gotten their hands on some cannons and prepared to blow down the gates of the prison. De Launay finally surrendered, but the mob did not spare his life. The mob was expceting to find ammunition and a multitude of prisoners that were being contained at the Bastille. Instead, they found only seven prisoners. Although the prison only held seven prisoners, this attack had done far more than release these seven men. It ended a era of tyranny.

Question For Mary Jane: What was the weather like that day? It would sound good.//** street of St. Antoine **//Was the Rue de Saint Antoine where the rioters were? What exactly did De Launay do? What did the mob find in the prison? Prisoners?//**
 * //"The many riots that had been occurring earlier that year" I assume you mean the riots caused by the famine. If so, say so. Tie this into Kathleen's part.

Montanna- After the Bastille was stormed the third estate formed the National Guard. They were the common people. This started as bread riots and ended as a revolution. Marquis de Lafayette was the leader in all of this. He was a French soldier born in 1757. He convinced many people during his lifetime to come to America. He represented the highest rank of French nobility. He was so persistant about his cause that the Congress commissioned him a Major General on July 31st. Later, he met General Washington, he served in the Continental Army under him. He stood by Washington at Valley Forge. On July 26, 1789 he was given the title of the commander of the National Guard. In 1797, he was held a prisoner for 5 years. He was eventually freed by Napoleon and returned to France, to find that everything he had done, was destroyed. The national assembly first met in 1789. Lafayette proposed this meeting. He thought that the nobles and common people should meet together. They invited all estates to join them and declared themselves a national assembly by a vote of 490 to 90. He presented a draft of the Declerations of the Rights of a man and of the Citizen. Becuase of the violence in the revolution, Lafayette was appointed commander in cheif of the national guard. He was an important member of the coming of the revolution.

Did the National Assembly form the national Guard? The Third Estate did not exist anymore. Who actually formed it? Who joined it? Why was this important for the success of the revolution? Was he at the Tennis Court Oath? Did he support it? Who did he present the draft of the declaration to?//** Dan part 4 Although the Bastille Day and the events in Paris were very important and started the violence of the Revolution, The Great Fear made the Revolution more widespread. As opposed to the Bastille Day, the Great Fear occurred throughout villages in many different areas of France, as opposed to just Paris. The Great Fear took place between July 20 and August 5, 1789 in rural areas of France. Peasants had been upset in France because of a grain shortage since the spring, and the grain supplies were now guarded by local militias. Homeless people were roaming the countryside at this time, and rumors spread among the peasants that nobles had hired these homeless people to attack villages and to guard the grain from the peasants. Because of this, peasants armed themselves and attacked manor houses. The panic began in east France, and then moved west to the center of France. Aristocrat property was searched, and feudal obligations records were destroyed. Some aristocrats were harmed, but the peasants mostly wanted to destroy the records. Grain supplies were attacked and merchants lost money as peasants stole the merchant's supplies. The revolt continued to spread across the country, but gradually stopped as armies imposed law and order. The Great Fear pressured the National Assembly to address the problems of feudal obligations and serfdom, as well as addressing the need for creating a new social structure with more liberty and equality.
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You need a smoother transition from Montana's part. Homeless people were "__protecting__ the grain from the peasants"??? Protecting? Why did the peasants want to destroy the records? The Great Fear didn't bring a need for a new social structure. It pressured the National Assembly to change the laws so that there could be a new social structure with more liberty and equality. This was "needed" for some time. The Great Fear made it possible by pressuring the government to address the problem. They couldn't ignore it any longer. This will be covered in the next chapter with the section on the Law of August Fourth.
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Group Question://** **//How are you going to conclude this chapter? Can you get a video of a teacher summarizing the importance of these events? Come up with questions you could ask that when answered summed up the events that triggered the revolution.//**