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Mount Holyoke College

The French Revolution: The Sans Culottes

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sans-Culottes were the working men of Paris who achieved a political voice during the French Revolution of the early 1790s.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution (Educator Guides)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These three educator guides have been developed as a way to involve students in the origins, drama, and outcomes of the French Revolution in a way that is relevant to their current lives. The guides include recommendations for using...
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New Advent

Catholic Encyclopedia: The French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of The French Revolution with a special emphasis on the role of the Catholic Church. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Trans Atlantic Crisis: The French Revolution

For Students 5th - 8th
A look at the French Revolution and how it was interpreted by members of the ruling members in the new United States. What occurred in France tempered the way politic opposites viewed each other in America.
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The History Cat

The History Cat: The French Revolution: The Reign of Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the awful events that took place during the French Revolution with France's Reign of Terror, when Christianity was banned and even the calendar was rewritten.
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Stanford University

Stanford: A Tale of Two Cities Historical Context

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for students studying the historical context of Dickens' Tale of Two Cities. Site provides details on the context both within the setting of the novel (on and around the French Revolution) and the publication of the...
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Hanover College

Documents of the Revolution of 1848 in France

For Students 9th - 10th
These primary source documents from "Readings in European History" contain texts that describe the provisional government set up in Paris, the second French Republic, and Louis Napoleon's Campaign Manifesto.
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PBS

Pbs: Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS documentary site explains the whys and wherefores of our enduring interest in the life and loves of Marie Antoinette. Follow the timeline that leads to her execution at the guillotine, learn about the extravagance of her surroundings...
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Other

Bristol University: Arthur Young's Travels in France [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A book written by Arthur Young, well know English writer and economist who visited France just prior to the French Revolution. His book provided insights into the causes of the French Revolution. The book is in PDF format.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: The Trial and Execution of Louis Xvi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site examines the trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France during the French Revolution through three primary source documents.
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Ibis Communications

Eye Witness to History: The Execution of Louis Xvi, 1793

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusse the execution of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.
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The Wharton Group

Discover France: Discover France: Place De La Bastille, Paris

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at the history of the Bastille in five parts, focusing on its early history, its role in the French Revolution, and what it represents today.
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Reign of Terror

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Examining bits from the "Decree Against Profiteers" and "Law of Suspects," students will learn the impact of the Committee of Public Safety's power to rule during the most intense year of the French...
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W. W. Norton

W. W. Norton & Company: Norton Anthology: Introduction to the Romantic Period

For Students 9th - 10th
The major Romantic poets cannot be understood, historically, without an awareness of the extent to which their distinctive concepts, plots, forms, and imagery were shaped first by the promise, then by the tragedy, of the French...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Maximilien Robespierre: Cult of Supreme Bein

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay written by Maximilien Robespierre in 1794, during the period known as the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Justification of the Use of Terror

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an essay written by Maximilien Robespierre in 1794, during the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. A brief historical background of the essay is also included in this site.
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Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Maximilien Robespierre

For Students 9th - 10th
Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) was an integral part of the French Revolution, specifically the Reign of Terror. This website provides a biography of Robespierre.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Perspectives on the French and Indian War

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore perspectives on the French and Indian War.
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C3 Teachers

C3 Teachers: Inquiries: American Revolution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
A learning module on the American Revolution that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students investigate the question of whether the...
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Tom Richey

Tom Richey: The American Revolution (1750 1783)

For Students 9th - 10th
A unit picks up at the start of the French and Indian War and moves through the development of the new government of the United States. Find videos, slideshows, and primary sources.
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San Jose State University

History of French Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives a short summary of the French economy including a discussion of the development of industrialization. Covers French economic history from the period of the French Revolution until present.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Egypt's Uprising Has Characteristics of Past Revolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
Egypt's bid for democracy is being compared to past revolutions such as the Iranian Revolution, the French Revolution, and even the American Revolution. A brief description of each revolution is provided. February, 2011
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Age of Atlantic Revolutions

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: World History: 1750 1900 Enlightenment and Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
We have none from this URL but there are some among embedded videos, although not all. For example, we have the two on Haitian Revolution and some on Napoleon. But I couldn't find those on imperialism.

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