The storming of the Bastille was the result of
A) Robespierre’s call to arms.
B) the king’s use of troops.
C) the imprisonment of the National Assembly.
D) the demand of guilds for greater control of taxes and tariffs.
E) demands from the church and nobles for increased taxes.
Ans: B
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