ABSTRACT

This book attempts to introduce students to the major events that make up the story of the French Revolution and to the different ways in which historians have interpreted them. It covers the relationship between France and the United States.

chapter 1|18 pages

The Origins of the French Revolution

chapter 3|14 pages

The Revolutionary Rupture, 1789–1790

chapter 6|14 pages

The Return to Order, 1794–1799

chapter 7|11 pages

The Napoleonic Consulate, 1799–1804

chapter 8|14 pages

The Napoleonic Empire, 1804–1815

chapter 9|10 pages

The Revolutionary Heritage