Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Jacques Cartier
Biographical information on French explorer, Jacque Cartier. Cartier is particularly recognized for his contributions of European exploration in Canada in the 16th century.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: American Revolution
[Free Registration/Login Required] The American Revolution: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - The Colonists Struggle for Independence This resource introduces students to many aspects of the American Revolution, The French and Indian War.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Nicolas Perrot
Nicolas Perrot arrived in Wisconsin in the 1600s as a fur trader and an explorer, claiming much of the land for France. He established trading posts along the Mississippi and strengthened the French position against the Iroquois. A link...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Lewis and Clark: Corps of Discovery: The Mandan Indian Nation
Find a description of the Mandan culture, housing, and daily way of life. Included are photographs of Mandan villages and houses.
Curated OER
French Bible of Acre
Library of Congress provides text and artifacts from France from late 8th to late 15th centuries. the site discusses the roles of monarchs and monasteries in early French history.
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Artists by Movement: Barbizon School
A chronological listing of artists of the Barbizon School art movement from Artcyclopedia. There are links to the artists and from there you can see the works of art and biographies.
Curated OER
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: French Polynesia
Learn about religion in French Polynesia, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Curated OER
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: French Guiana
Learn about religion in French Guiana, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Diplomatic Challenges in an Age of European War
Both the British and French challenged American sovereignty and neutrality on the high seas. Read about the solution favored by Thomas Jefferson, but despised by the American shippers. See why this a cause of the War of 1812, along with...
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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.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Cambodia
This site provides a brief history of Cambodia including its time as part of French Indochina. Also includes information on Cambodia's culture, geography, and demographics.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: New France
An overview of New France, from the time the French first began to explore the area until they ceded Canada to the British (Treaty of Paris, signed in 1763). Includes a discussion of the founding of Quebec City and early maps of the...
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: France
Features a broad country profile of the European nation of France, background overview, and numerous links to in-depth information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, tourism, government,...
Other
Museum of Underwater Archaeology: The Sloop Industry
Learn about the cost of maintaining a maritime empire in America by considering the wreck of the British sloop Industry, which sank off the coast of Saint Augustine in 1764. The loss of the ship along with her cargo demonstrates that...
University of South Florida
Exploring Florida: Jean Ribault Claims Florida for France
Find out about the early French settlements in Florida and South Carolina and the Spanish treatment of the settlers there. The site map will take you to many other articles about Florida history.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Burgundy Bourgogne Province
A very brief overview of the French region of Bourgogne/Burgundy. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Dijon, the main city of the region. There are links to wonderful sites on the...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Cote D'azur Corse
A very brief overview of the French region of Cote d'Azur - Corse. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Corse(Corsica), the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. There are...
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Poitou Charentes
A very brief overview of the French region of Poitou-Charentes. It includes a short history, a brief discussion of geology of the region, and an overview of Angouleme, Poitiers, and La Rochelle, the main cities of the region. There are...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Pedro De Villasur Sent to Nebraska
Concern over the French trading with the Native Indians, the Spanish commissioned Lieutenant-General Villasur to stop them in 1720.
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Bristol University: The Spirit of the Laws [Pdf]
This resource presents the complete text by the famous 18th century French economist (in English). In it, he advanced theories of democracy for the French monarchy. It is in PDF format and is a large file.
George Mason University
Roy Rosenzweig Center: Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
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....
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: The Dreyfus Affair Trials
This article details The Court Marial of Alfred Dreyfus. The document pieced together that September day in Paris, called "the bordereau," would launch a criminal process that would divide and convulse France for decades. The events set...
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Where Do Languages Come From?
A most interesting site! Explore why the French speak French in France and the English speak English in England and lots of other information on the history of words and languages.
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