TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Caused the French Revolution
Use this TED Ed lesson, complete with video, questions, and links to resources for deeper understanding, to introduce the causes of the French Revolution.
The History Cat
The History Cat: The French Revolution
Describes the events that preceded the outbreak of the French Revolution, and the main events that occurred during it.
Tom Richey
Tom richey.net: The French Revolution and Napoleon
Four videos on the French Revolution (from 8 to 14 min. long), a slideshow, and a students' unit guide with primary resources.
US Department of State
Office of the Historian: The United States and the French Revolution
The French Revolution had political consequences in the United States. It forced us to adopt a clear foreign policy of neutrality and to pass legislation concerning immigration. Examine how Jefferson and Adams responded to the French...
George Mason University
George Mason University: Imaging the French Revolution
A scholarly presentation of the French Revolution that is organized in three ways. The essays analyze images from this civil war. The discussions look at various interpretations, historians' methodologies, and at what effects digital...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap European: French Revolution
AP European History learning module on the French Revolution.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: French Revolution
A learning module on the French Revolution that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include conditions in France prior to the...
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: French Revolution
Website on Victorian era history outlines the history of the French Revolution.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: The French Revolt and Empire: A Napoleonic Wars Summary
This site describes the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Read the history of these wars from 1792-1815.
BBC
Bbc: Britain and the French Revolution
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.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: Women and the French Revolution
What impact did the French Revolution have on women? Did it alter their role in society? Deepen studies of the French Revolution with this Tom Richey PowerPoint presentation.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: 1789 the French Revolution: Part I
Studying the French Revolution of the late 18th Century? Take advantage of this study tool which illustrates the details of the war.
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.
Other
Libertyonline: Autobiography by Thomas Jefferson: French Revolution
This autobiographical site takes the writings of Jefferson and breaks them down into easy to read sections. Here you will find the section on the French Revolution.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: Thomas Carlyle
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.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Romantic Poetry: The First Generation: William Wordsworth
This lesson from a unit on Romantic Poetry focuses on William Wordsworth who is famous for lyrical ballads. It features links to information about the French Revolution, two of his poems: "The World Is Too Much With Us" and "Lines...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Perspectives on the French and Indian War
A collection that uses primary sources to explore perspectives on the French and Indian War.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The American Revolution (1750 1783)
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.
Other
Unlv: French Revolution: A Chronology
This is a timeline that covers the French Revolution in detail from 1789 to 1799.
Other
The Haitian Revolution of 1791 1803
This is the first of four linked pages presenting a comprehensive essay on the Haitian Revolution.
Other
Bristol University: Lectures on the French Revolution [Pdf]
This resource presents a series of lectures by one of the most famous British historians (Lord Acton) of the 19th century. He examines the causes and events of the revolution.
Utah Education Network
Uen: French Revolution
Learn what it feels like to be a part of different estates in France prior to the French Revolution.
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness to History: The Execution of Louis Xvi, 1793
This article discusse the execution of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution's Reign of Terror.