Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Paris Fashion
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Paris Fashion."
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Paris Landscape
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Paris Landscape."
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.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Construction of the Eiffel Tower
In this pictorial essay, follow the construction of the Eiffel Tower that took just two years, two months and five days to build.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Eiffel Tower's Inauguration and First Visitors
Take an online tour of the Eiffel Tower and view an illustrated account of the official inauguration ceremony that took place on May 15th, 1889.
The Wharton Group
Discover France: Discover France: Eiffel Tower
A great resource with a lot of information on the Eiffel Tower, including pictures of its construction and statistics from the Tower's history.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Higher You Climb, the More You Pay
Middle schoolers will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle of water at each viewing platform. They will need to problem solve how to pay for admission, buy the water and be able to...
Other
Louis Braille School: Louis Braille Biography
Presents comprehensive biographical information on Louis Braille, the founder of a system of reading and writing by raised dots, and Valentin Hauy, the founder of the world's first school for the blind in Paris, France.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Paris and Northern France, 1910
A map of northern France and Paris in 1910, showing a detail of the city and surrounding area to the English Channel. This map shows primary railroads, steamship routes, and canals in the region.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: France, 1814 1871
A map of France between the Treaty of Paris (1814) that ended the War of the Sixth Coalition, and the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871) that ended the Franco-Prussian War. This map is color-coded to show the frontier of France in 1815, the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northern France, 1914
A map of the northern part of France in 1914, showing Departments, major cities and towns, railroad and canal routes, rivers and terrain. This map includes an insert of the Paris vicinity. There is a reference key to the Departments of...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: France at the Close of the 10th Century, Circa a.d. 999
A map of France at the close of the 10th century, showing the Royal Domain around Paris, the Fiefs of the Crown, including Flanders, Pontrieu, Normandy, Brittany, France, Burgundy, Aquitaine, Toulouse, Gascony, Gothic March, Roussillion,...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: France, 1885
A map of France in 1885, showing major cities and towns, railroads, rivers, and terrain. This map is color-coded to show the administrative Departments of France with their capitals circled. Two inset maps detail the environs of Paris...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: France, 1910
A map of France in 1910, showing major cities and towns, rivers, and railroads. This map is color-coded to show the administrative Departments of France with their capitals. Two inset maps detail the environs of Paris and the French...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Northern France, 1920
A map of France, showing the furthest advance by the Germans in World War One, the battle line at the time of the armistice, and an inset map of Paris.
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: North Eastern Frontier of France and Waterloo, 1815
A map of the northeastern frontier of France with Belgium and the Netherlands at the time of Napoleon's return to power and the War of the Seventh Coalition, subtitled "The Waterloo Campaign 1815." The map is color-coded to highlight...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Paris and Havre, 1916
A map of Paris and its seaport Havre on the English Channel in 1916, showing the River Seine, railways, and major cities in the region.
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Campeoles
This cute website offers various types of information to viewers: stays, specials, reservations, and a boutique. If you click on "campeole," you will be able to read more about the organization.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Franco American Alliance
In France, enthusiasm for the American cause was high: the French intellectual world was itself in revolt against feudalism and privilege. However, the Crown lent its support to the colonies for geopolitical rather than ideological...
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Victory and Independence
In July 1780 France's Louis XVI had sent to America an expeditionary force of 6,000 men under the Comte Jean de Rochambeau. In addition, the French fleet harassed British shipping and prevented reinforcement and resupply of British...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Negotiating With the Superpowers
Read about the problems President George Washington had with foreign affairs. Both France and Great Britain ignored American sovereignty and claims of neutrality. Read about Great Britain's disregard of the Treaty of Paris which ended...
Read Works
Read Works: A Child in Hiding
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 5th grader interviews her grandfather about his experiences hiding from Nazis in a farmhouse after escaping his home in Paris. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
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...
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