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BBC

Bbc: Britain and the French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The author describes how the French Revolution was received by the British. At first, many citizens saw a cause to celebrate. But as the Revolution proceeded, disillusionment set in for many people. Archived.
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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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Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: The French Revolution and Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
How was Germany involved in the French Revolution? Find out the details of what happened to Germany during the war.
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Other

World History Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a vast collection of world history resources. Includes photographs and teaching resources.
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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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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: French Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This Fordham University site provides links to various documents that pertain to the French Revolution. (Note: a lot of the content is in French.)
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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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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Thomas Paine's "The Rights of Man"

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "The Rights of Man," a document Thomas Paine wrote to defend the French Revolution. Contains personal prefaces written to George Washington and to English and French readers; text of French preface has been...
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Other

University of Georgia: Georgia History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has great links to the history of Georgia. Categories of links include: Prehistoric Period, Spanish Georgia, French Georgia, Georgia as an English Colony, American Revolution to the Civil War, Reconstruction to the 20th...
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Other

The Guillotine History, Facts and Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
The Guillotine, a formidable and central part of the French Revolution, maintains a position of prominence in French history. This site documents the importance of this device and it's role in French culture. An interactive feature,...
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East of England Broadband Network

E2 Bn: History's Heroes: Thomas Paine

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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...
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University of Pennsylvania

Project Guttenberg: History of Catholic Church 1450 to 1787

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Olympe De Gouge

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Digital History

Digital History: Problems England Faced After the French and Indian War [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This offers a good overview of the problems England needed to deal with after signing the Treaty of Paris in 1763, ending the French and Indian War. What to do about the new lands they controlled, how to deal with their loss of income...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of the u.s. Independence Webisode 1

For Students 9th - 10th
Webisode 1-Independence. The history of the United States is presented in a series of webisodes, within each are a number of segments.Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
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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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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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Then Again

Then Again: Web Chron: World History Chronology: The Fall of the Bastille (1789)

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Victorian Web

The Victorian Web: Thomas Carlyle

For Students 9th - 10th
This Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) portal gives access to biographical information about this Victorian social and polticial historian's life and work, such as his importan history of the French Revolution.
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Curated OER

French Revolution

For Students Pre-K - 1st
French Revolution
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Gate to Quebec

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed description of the Battle of Quebec. It has names, places, and numbers to explain how and why the British won. It ends with a brief description of the terms for the French in the Treaty of Paris.
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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Albany Plan of Union (1754)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the original text of Benjamin Franklin's early proposal for unification of the colonies in common defense against the French. Proposed in 1754, Franklin's framework is considered one of the founding documents of the American republic.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Alexander Hamilton

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Alexander Hamilton represented the growing movement towards a strong national government. Read the beginning stages of the nationalist movement, the conflicting ideas of state...