The Newberry Library
Newberry Library: The French Colonial Empire, 1500 1800
Learnng module uses primary resource material to teach about the French Colonial Empire and how French expansion shaped modern-day countries.
Ohio State University
Osu History Teaching Institute: The French Revolution
The French Revolution challenged political, social and cultural norms in European society. The lesson is broken down into three parts: political, shifts in power, French nationalism.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Collections Online: French Oil Sketches
A collection of 19 images of French oil sketches painted during the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries that are part of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's collections. Click on each title to see an enlarged image and...
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.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Newspaper Coverage of French and Indian War
This resource contains an article written by David A. Copeland on how five American newspapers covered the French and Indian War in the colonial period. See copies of three old newspaper issues.
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Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Washington in the French and Indian War
View this map of battles in the French and Indian war led by George Washington. It includes the Battle of Fort Necessity, Battle of Monongahela, and Battle of Fort Ligonier.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: 18th Century French Portraiture
This is a "tour" of portrait paintings done by 18th Century French painters, Jean Simeon Chardin, Nicolas de Largilliere, Jean-Marc Nattier, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Jean-Antoine Houdon. There are ten portraits, each with an extensive...
University of Michigan
Transposed Tales of a French Missionary Among Indians in the Oregon Country
The author of this article writes of how letters written by French missionaries describing their experiences in Oregon in the 1800s, were greatly revised for publication in France, so that the narratives took on far more positive tones....
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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.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Colonial Rivalries: Dutch and French Colonial Ambitions
After reading a section of a chapter on "Colonial Societies," students will be able to compare and contrast the development and character of the French and Dutch colonies in North America and discuss their economies.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Confronting the National Debt: Aftermath of the French and Indian War
This section of a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests" discusses the status of Great Britain's North American colonies in the years directly following the French and Indian War, describes the size and scope of the British...
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.
Teachnology
Teachnology: French Lesson Plans
Great lesson plans for teachers of the French language. A wonderful resource for wonderful teachers!
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Wilson Center: French Nuclear History
A digital collection of documents exploring how the French developed their nuclear program with help from the United States.
Library of Congress
Loc: Creating French Culture
Online exhibit from the Library of Congress in conjuction with the Bibliotheque nationale de France presents a compilation of historic treasures which tell the story of French culture and history from Charlemagne to Charles de Gaulle.
Other
Chateau De Joux: French Castle, Former Prison
This is the site of the Chateau de Joux, a famous French castle located in La-Cluse-et-Mijoux, and a former prison. Includes photos and a history of the castle, as well as legends and a history of prisoners once held there (including...
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Zut!: Interactive French Activities
This site provides activities for teaching and learning French organized by level. Basic lessons include learning to talk about oneself and numbers; more advanced lessons cover contemporary France, immigration, the distribution of wealth...
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Adjectives That Precede the Noun
This site from Tex's French Grammar provides a clear and concise presentation of French adjectives that precede the noun (bon, beau, vieux, etc.) Helpful acronym for remembering - Beauty, Age, Numbers, Goodness, and Size (BANGS). Site...
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Illinois State University: French Literary Tenses
A concise explanation of the French literary tenses with examples and comparisons to spoken language. Has sample conjugations of auxiliary verbs as well as er, ir, re verbs.
Nations Online Project
Nations Online: French Guiana
Provides a virtual travel guide to French Guiana: background details, and numerous links to comprehensive information on the nation's culture, history, geography, economy, environment, population, news, government, maps, and much more...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Tex's French Grammar
Comprehensive grammar site by the University of Texas - entertaining yet very detailed. Has audio, downloadable mp3's, interactive quizzes-everything you could want to enhance understanding of the French language. Can be utilized by...
University of Texas at Austin
Intoduction to French Nouns
This concise overview of French nouns inncludes a general definition, examples of gender and number, count vs. mass and common vs. proper.
University of Texas at Austin
Ut Austin: Introduction to French Verbs
Excellent overview of French verbs! Defines a verb, introduces the concepts of infinitives, conjugations (with sample), common auxiliaries and modals, transitive vs. intransitive and the formation of present and past participles - all in...
Association of Religion Data Archives
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.
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