Curated OER
French Revolution v. Russian Revolution
In this French Revolution and Russian Revolution study guide worksheet, students examine facts about the two wars and respond to questions regarding similarities between the revolutions.
Curated OER
French Revolution Anticipation
In this causes of the French Revolution worksheet, students view a slide show and complete this graphic organizer by describing what is taking place in each of the pictures.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Ap European: French Revolution
AP European History learning module on 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.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Trial and Execution of Louis Xvi
This site examines the trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France during the French Revolution through three primary source documents.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Maximilien Robespierre
A thorough encyclopedia entry on Maximilien Robespierre. Discusses his childhood and early life, his revolutionist actions, his involvement with the Jacobins, the establishment of and information about the Committee of Public Safety, and...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Discover France: Place De La Bastille, Paris
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.
Victorian Web
The Victorian Web: French Revolution
Website on Victorian era history outlines the history of the French Revolution.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The French Revolution and Napoleon
The lessons, videos, and slideshows will help those studying the French Revolution examine the problems causing the fall of the Old Regime and follow the French Revolution through its liberal, radical, and Napoleonic phases.
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.
Other
World History Matters
This is a vast collection of world history resources. Includes photographs and teaching resources.
Hanover College
Documents of the Revolution of 1848 in France
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.
Other
Positive Atheism: Life of Thomas Paine
This site features the complete text of Thomas Clio Rickman's 1819 biography of the chief political philosopher of the American Revolutionary War.
Other
The Haitian Revolution of 1791 1803
This is the first of four linked pages presenting a comprehensive essay on the Haitian 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.
OpenStax
Open Stax: The New American Republic
From a chapter on the New American Republic. After reading this section, students will be able to identify the major foreign and domestic uprisings of the early 1790s and explain the effect of these uprisings on the political system of...
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...
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Reign of Terror
[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...
Other
The Case of Martin Heidegger, Part Three
The third and final part of this excellent series on Heidegger's Nazi involvement.
Other
Bristol University: Arthur Young's Travels in France [Pdf]
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.
The History Cat
The History Cat: History Trekker: The Trial of Marie Antoinette
In this activity, students take on the role of the Revolutionary Tribunal in the trial of Marie Antoinette. Three charges are presented and the evidence given by the prosecution and the defense. Students must weigh the evidence and...
W. W. Norton
W. W. Norton & Company: Norton Anthology: Introduction to the Romantic Period
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...
The Newberry Library
Newberry: Changing Notions of Identity in the Age of the French Revolution
Learning module from the Newberry Library uses primary resources to teach about the French Revolution, transition to a republic, citizenship and national identity in an age of revolution. Primary sources and questions for consideration...
George Mason University
Gmu: Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution
This detailed analysis of the French Revolution ranges from the social and political causes that preceded it by a hundred or more years, through the Revolution itself, to the many and varied consequences. Every step of the way, the...