The storming of the Bastille on July 14,1789,is considered to be the official start of the French Revolution.In this event,rebels

A) captured the royal palace.
B) killed the king and the queen.
C) dissolved the National Assembly.
D) stormed a prison,a symbol of despotism.
E) defeated foreign armies that were coming to put down the revolt.

Prison

An institution for the confinement of people who have been remanded in custody or convicted of crimes, serving as a form of punishment and rehabilitation.

Storming of Bastille

An iconic event of the French Revolution on July 14, 1789, when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison, a symbol of royal tyranny.

Despotism

A form of government where a single entity rules with absolute power, without any democratic processes or checks and balances.