Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook
A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.
Yale University
The Avalon Project: Declaration of the Rights of Man
After a long debate about what should be included in their Bill of Rights, French leaders eventually came to a "Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen," seventeen articles that laid out a government that protected natural rights....
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Age of Atlantic Revolutions
The American Revolution fomented change throughout the trans-Atlantic area. Read about the revolution's influence on the French and their overthrowing of their king, and the slave revolt which brought about the second republic in the New...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Causes of the French Revolution
Discusses the causes of the French Revolution. Some of the reasons given are resentment of royal absolutism, the rise of enlightenment ideals, national debt, and food scarcity.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Spanish Massacre: The French in Florida, 1565
An eyewitness account of the massacre of French Huguenots who were massacred by the Spanish commander, Pedro Menendez, near their settlement, Fort Caroline.
University of Pennsylvania
Project Guttenberg: History of Catholic Church 1450 to 1787
The complete text (Vol. 1) of a 1914 history of the Catholic Church and its role in European history from the Renaissance to the French Revolution. Click the Author's link to access Vol. 2.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: French Polynesia (France)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of French Polynesia (France), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Literature of Exploration
Had history taken a different turn, the United States easily could have been a part of the great Spanish or French overseas empires. Its present inhabitants might speak Spanish and form one nation with Mexico, or speak French and be...
World InfoZone
World Info Zone: French Polynesia
Great resource that is full of useful information about French Polynesia which is in the Pacific Ocean. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: French Guiana
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of French Guiana, including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the entry.
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: French Southern and Antarctic Lands (France)
The Encyclopedia of Earth provides an overview of Antarctic Lands (France), including its geography, natural resources, history, government, economy, and much more. Maps and images are also included, along with sources used to create the...
Digital History
Digital History: The Seven Years' War
A good overview of the French and Indian War, the part of the Seven Years' War that was fought in North America. Read about the reasons for the war, important battles, and the terms of the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
The History Place
The History Place: Edouard Daladier
This site from The History Place provides the text of a speech by French premier,Edouard Daladier, from January of 1940 following the fall of Poland. In the speech Daladier clearly implied that the policy of appeasement had been a failure.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Set Apart Religious Communities in Pennsylvania
Explore the history of Pennsylvania's religious communities in this detailed, historical account. Contained within this site are links to audio, video, and pictorial images of events and people during this era.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: French and English
A scanned copy of the 1899 publication of Tales of English History by Evelyn Everett-Green, a fiction book for children.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: Mary Wollstonecraft, 1759 1797
From a college lecture on "The Language of Politics: England and the French Revolution," this biographical sketch connects Mary Wollstonecraft (1759-1797 CE) to the major political and philosophical thinkers of her time.
East of England Broadband Network
E2 Bn: History's Heroes: Thomas Paine
This unit will give pupils added insights into the late Georgian period of English history, together with the American and French Revolutions. This section provides lesson ideas, activities and downloadable resources for teachers related...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Wartime Diplomacy
Both the North and South wanted the British and French to support their cause. Read about cotton diplomacy, which the South used to court both Britain and France. See how the North was tied to Great Britain. Find out why both European...
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Europe's North South Conflicts Reach the Americas
An essay detailing early English and French exploration and settlement in the New World to challenge Spanish control.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Olympe De Gouge
A translation of a declaration by Olympe de Gouges, one of the most outspoken and articulate women revolutionaries of the French Revolution. In 1791 she wrote this statement that directly challenged the inferiority presumed of women by...
Other
The Napoleon Series: French Orders & Reports From the Battle of Waterloo
This is a collection of actual orders issued by Napoleon to his commanders during the battle plus reports written by his commanders back to him. The documents are in French and English. Use the drop-down box at bottom to page to access...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Program for Communist of Indochina, 1930
This English translation of Ho Chi Minh's plan for the Communist Party of Indochina in 1930 provides a blueprint for his goal of the communist overthrow of the French colonial regime in Vietnam.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: French and English Gardens
France and England have had two very different gardening histories that tell us as much about psychology and philosophy as they do about horticulture.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: World History Chronology: The Fall of the Bastille (1789)
Details on the fall of the Bastille, July 14, 1789, explaining how an angry mob stormed the fortress and triumphed over the French Guard.
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