Why did the Parisians storm the Bastille on July 14, 1789?
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Fear of attack
Fears that Louis xvi would bring the army to undo 3rd estate becoming national assembly King had large troops, with reinforcements coming 6/26 & 7/11 French citizens went to center of paris to show support for the political moment that defended rights of people
Support the revolution
Many French citizens went to center of Paris to show support for the political movement that defended the rights of people
Needed weapons
Refusal of governor of Bastille, de launay to hand over cannon and gunpowder
