Which was the important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in the summer of 1789? How did it change the lives of the common people? Explain.
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The important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in 1789 was Abolition of Censorship. In the Old Regime all written material and cultural activities like books, newspapers, plays etc could be published or performed only after they had been approved by the censors of the king. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizens proclaimed freedom of speech and expression to be a natural right. Newspapers, pamphlets, books and printed pictures flooded the towns of France from where it reached into the countryside. Plays, songs and festive processions attracted large number of people. They discussed events and changes taking place. Freedom of press also meant that opposing views could be expressed. This was one way they could grasp and identify with ideas such as liberty or justice.After the fall of Bastille in the summer of 1789, one important law that came into effect was the abolition of censorship. Before French Revolution all written material and cultural activities books, newspapers, plays could be published or performed only after they have been approved by the censors of the king. This law changed the lives of the common people in the following ways (i) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed freedom of speech and expression to be a natural right. (ii) Newspapers, pamphlets, books and printed pictures flooded the towns of France from where they could rapidly reach to the countryside. (iii) These all discussed events and changes that took place in France. (iv) Freedom of press meant that opposing views of events could be expressed. (v) Plays, songs and festive procession attracted common men through which they could identify the ideas of liberty or justice of the political philosophers.