In July 14, 1789 , the French populous exercised first its domination on the government. The Bastille was an old fortress that served like a state prison. The French people despised the Bastille because it represented all that they hated about the French government: it was a symbol of the unlimited power of the government, and was rumoured to be so by the stories of the torments and the beatings that prisoners received.
In that day in July, a rumor had circulated that troops would be sent to the national Assembly. A crowd of people surrounded the Bastille. …
