Compare the four documents. Which lasting
document best conveys the significance of the event? Use
your knowledge of this event and specific evidence from the
documents to support your opinion.below is the documents
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Storming the Bastille
One of the most famous and dramatic moments of the French
Revolution was the storming of the Bastille. This prison fortress
with 90-foot-high walls symbolized the injustices of absolute
monarchy. The following documents describe the event from
different viewpoints.
Document A
“Shouts of ‘Give us the Bastille’ were heard, and nine hundred
had pressed into the undefended outer courtyard, becoming
angrier by the minute. . . . At about half past three in the afternoon the crowd was reinforced by companies of gardes
françaises [French guards] and by defecting soldiers, including a
number who were veterans of the American campaign. Two in
particular, Second-Lieutenant Jacob Elie, the standard-bearer of
the Infantry of the Queen, and Pierre-Augustin Hulin, the director of the Queen’s laundry, were crucial in turning the incoherent
assault into an organized siege.“
—From Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution, (1989)
by Simon Schama
Document B
“How much the greatest event it is that ever happened in the
world! and how much the best!“
—Letter, July 30, 1789, by Charles James Fox (1749–1806),
British politician, on the fall of the Bastille
Document C
“The mob came closer and the governor declared his willingness
to capitulate [give up]. . . The streets and houses, even the roofs
were filled with people abusing and cursing me. Daggers, bayonets, pistols were constantly pointed at me. I did not know how I
would be killed but was sure my last hour had come. Those who
had no arms were throwing stones at me, the women wrenched
their teeth and threatened me with their fists. Two soldiers
behind me had already been killed by the furious mob and I am
convinced I could not have reached City Hall had not one
officer . . . escorted me.“
—“Reports of the Taking of the Bastille, July 14, 1789, by One
of Its Defenders” (1834) by Ludwig von der Fluhe (Swiss officer)