July 14, Bastille Day was the day:
a) the Revolutionaries learned Foulon was still alive
b)the old government was overthrown
c)England won rights to France
d)France declared united with England
(This is in relation to A Tale of Two Cities)
It was the storming of the prison by Revolutionaries, so I'm going with b.
You are correct! Bastille Day, which is celebrated on July 14th, commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in Paris in 1789. This event marked a turning point in the French Revolution.
To arrive at the answer, you can use context clues from the question and your knowledge of history, specifically the French Revolution. The question mentions Bastille Day, which automatically connects it to the storming of the Bastille. The Bastille was a prison that symbolized royal authority and tyranny, and its fall marked the beginning of the revolution that eventually led to the overthrow of the old government.
Therefore, the correct answer is b) the old government was overthrown.