Bastille Day

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/bastille-day

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the official name in france?Le 14 juillet
2. What is the date of commemoration?July 14th
3. Why is Bastille Day celebrated on July 14?It is on July 14 to remember the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789 and the Fête de la Fédération in 1790, two important moments in French history.
4. What happened at the Bastille in 1789?In 1789, a large crowd stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, showing that people could challenge the king's power and sparking the French Revolution.

Ancien Régime: The political and social system of France before the French Revolution of 1789.
French Revolution: A period of profound social and political upheaval in France (1789-1799) that led to the end of the monarchy and the rise of republicanism.
Popular Sovereignty: The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people.