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oct 5, 1789 - The Bread March

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- Bad weather led to bad crops which led to a low amount of bread and high prices
- Women needed to feed their family, so the marched all the way to Versailles to confront the King
- Some got bread, but majority didn't, and this is when Marie Antoinette supposedly said, "Let them eat cake!"
- The King and Queen moved to Paris with the group of protesters

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oct 5, 1789
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~ 236 years ago