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When the Parisian crowd marched to Versailles in 1789, they were demanding bread due to food shortages. They wanted to bring the royal family back to Paris from Versailles to address their concerns and improve their living conditions. This event marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
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When was the storming of Versailles?
That was on October 5th, 1789. Parisian women marched to Versailles in response to the food crisis.
Louis XVI accepted the National Assembly's degree because thousands of Parisian women did what?
They marched on his home at Versailles.
Why do you think Parisian women were willing to March 13 miles to Versailles?
Parisian women marched to Versailles in 1789 to protest against the high cost of bread and demand to see King Louis XVI. They were also motivated by anger over inequality and economic hardship. By marching to the palace, they wanted to make their grievances known and force the royal family to address their concerns.
In the fall of 1789 a group of women marched to Versailles why?
to protest the lack of grain
What did the mob of Parisian women force Louis XVI to do?
He moved his court back to Paris from Versailles at their insistence.
What group marched to Versailles to protest the lack of bread in the French Revolution?
It was primarily the women from the Paris marketplaces.
What happened after the women first marched on Versailles to protest the lack of grain?
Louis XVI moved to Paris.
What demands did the women who marched in Versailles have?
Bread. They wanted the king to put an end to starvation and to come back with them in Paris.
What city just outside of Paris did Louis XIV build a costly and magnificent palace?
Louis XIV built his magnificent palace in the Parisian suburb of VERSAILLES. Incidentally, this name became associated with the palace itself after a time.
When did the palace of Versailles get destroyed?
Never. It's still there. On the other hand, the Tuileries palace was burned down in 1870, during the Parisian uprising known as the Commune.
Why did the French peasant and working-class women march on Versailles in 1789?
In those times, the church was not able to provide grants of food nor money to the poor. This increased unemployement and tremendous pressure onj household managers. As a result, on October 5, some seven thousand desperate women marched to Versailles to demand action.
How were the storming of the Bastille and the women's march on Versailles similar?
The storming of The Bastille and the storming of Versailles where similar because they where both acts of rebelling against the monarchy. They people where hungry, they where sick of being fully aware of the rich and lavish lifestyle the "upper class" lived. Both of these acts by the french people, played very big roles in the French Revolution.
