Question

october 1789: women from paris marched to the palace at versailles, captured louis xvi and his family, and forced them to come to paris. directions: watch the following video and answer the corresponding questions 1. why did the women (and men) march from paris to versailles? 2. what were king louis xvi and his family forced to do as a result of the march?

Explanation:

1. The women (and men) marched from Paris to Versailles mainly due to high - bread prices and food shortages. They also wanted the king to address the economic and social problems in Paris and to move to Paris to be closer to the people.
2. As a result of the march, King Louis XVI and his family were forced to leave the Palace of Versailles and move to the Tuileries Palace in Paris. This effectively brought the royal family under the closer watch of the Parisian people.

Answer:

1. They marched due to high - bread prices, food shortages and to make the king address problems and move to Paris.
2. They were forced to move from the Palace of Versailles to the Tuileries Palace in Paris.