Storming of the Bastille

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Storming of the Bastille by Jean-Pierre Houël
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After many riots brought about by an economic disaster partly due to France's role in the American revolution, citizens stormed Paris's military garrison. The principles of liberty, equality and justice would soon come about once the government was overthrown.

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