Throughout the 18th century, France faced a mounting economic crisis. A rapidly growing population had outpaced the food supply. A severe winter in 1788 resulted in famine and widespread ...

And if the free world no longer interests your government, then we will take up the torch ... sent a replica to their homeland in 1889 for the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution. The statue ...

The Lady Liberty replica was gifted to France by the U.S. in 1889 to mark 100 years since the French Revolution. A smaller ...

Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake As the story goes, when Queen Marie Antoinette heard that the French peasants were starving and didn’t have enough bread, she exclaimed “Let ...

The French Revolution of 1789 not only propelled all of Europe into a war, but also touched off slave uprisings in the Caribbean. On Saint Domingue, the free people of color began the chain of ...

In the 21st century there are a number of ideas and freedoms that we take for granted. Ideas like democracy - which means that we are able to choose our own leaders. Freedoms such as the right to ...