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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.
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