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
"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
The French Revolution was sparked in part by the high cost of supporting America’s rebels against England.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
Instead, he saw the French Revolution as the European continuation of the spirit of ’76.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
