On October 5th, 1789, a movement by a group of women to get some bread changed the course of history. Women of Paris marched on Versailles against King Louis XVI and demand to move the king move from Versailles to Paris and demand bread. This act by these women catalyzed the a revolution. This movement helped lead to the French revolution, a revolution that changed France, Europe, and the United States. The French people started to rise against its monarch and demand that Feudalism stop. This revolution sent shock waves through Europe and France as the lower classes of France rose up against the upper classes in France, something that had never been attempted at the time. This revolution had its impact on America because the Americans had just made their Constitution after defeating the British in the American Revolution in which the French allied with the Americans. The Americans later pledged to help the French whenever they needed it and requested this help in the French revolution. Unfortunately, the United States was too fragile to help the French and backed out of their agreement with France. Also, the French revolution lead to a new government in France, changing the country forever, which also sent shock waves through Europe.
I hope you enjoyed your history lesson for today.
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