alleryStart learning →Why did the Bastille have political significance?
AIt housed a new parliament
BIt symbolised the old regime
CIt governed France's colonies
DIt elected the Third Estate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. It symbolised the old regime
The royal fortress was seen as a powerful symbol of the old monarchical order.
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