Social Studies Links for Kids
  • Top Pick: On this Day-Events from the past which occurred on today's date.
  • British Empire Loyalists-A brief history of the 50,000 Loyalists that moved to Canada during the American Revolution.
  • Canadian Confederation-Links to a history of the Canadian Confederation and tensions with United States. There is also an interesting link to some little-known people in Canadian history.
  • Canadian Privateering Homepage-A site devoted to the privateers of Canada during wars in 18th and 19th century. It has interesting links to the people, ships, and documents of the privateers along with interesting FAQs.
  • Explorers-A site describing the New World explorations of Jacques Cartier, Etienne Brule, Samuel de Champlain, Jean Nicollet, Jean de Quen, Jacques Marquette, Louis Jolliet, Cavelier de LaSalle, and Charles Albanel.
  • Fortress of Louisbourg-This history of the strategic fortress in Louisburg covers more than just the military aspects. You'll learn, in great detail, about the lives of the people who inhabited the community. Budget your research time carefully -- you'll need a big chunk of it to cover everything that's here.
  • Government of Ontario - A Look at Ontario-This site, with many interesting links, gives a history of Ontario from the time of the original inhabitants until the present.