French Revolution

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France ended slavery in 1794 under the French Revolution, but Napoleon Bonaparte ordered troops to be sent to Guadeloupe in 1802 to restore the practice.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Mr. Auslin describes how, in the 1790s, party conflict and the shadow of the French Revolution made the Declaration, especially its claim that all men are created equal, “more divisive than it was unifying.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The institution was founded by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to promote economic recovery after the French Revolution.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"You can't take to the barricades like they did in the French Revolution and storm the Bastille. You just hope that somebody somewhere does the job and sorts the problem out."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In 1789, just as George Washington was sworn into office in the newly founded United States, the French Revolution began.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife