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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided here are the principles and sources of France's Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, a basic charter of human liberty that later led to the French Revolution and the French Constitution.
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George Mason University

Roy Rosenzweig Center: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

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

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: The French Constitution of 1830

For Students 9th - 10th
Louis Philippe, King of the France asserts his power in The French Constitution of 1830 showing many conservative policies. Site by Fordham University.