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Loyalists Kids’ Zone now on the S & T site!
Various texts on the Loyalists are now available in the 1820 section of the site. Click here to explore them!
Iroquois Beadwork for Kids: Now on Societies & Territories
Learn more about the Iroquois society, its stories and its customs. Listen to creation stories, tour longhouses, created your own beadwork, and have fun! Click on to visit the…
Approaches & LESs on one page
New to the "Teacher Strategies" menu is a page that helps list some of the learning approaches (many LESs and projects) that are available via LEARN and around the web.…
The 80s were awesome!
Don't be a hoser! Take off to the great white north, where the 80s were just awesome, and full of important changes and events worth learning about! The final four feature…
Announce the site in your school. Post the news!
Download the latest Social Sciences Newsletter, print it, post it for others to see. Get the word out, the Societies site (release candidate 1 we could say) is pretty much…
1905, from coast to coast !
Three new sections went up this September on the Societies and Territories site. Check out what life was like in in on the and in the West!
It’s 1745 for the Iroquois & the French!
This week we just added two new and related sections to the Societies and Territories Beta site. These are an examination of the Iroquoians around 1745 and also of New France…
Life in Lower Canada in 1820!
The Cycle 3 Lower Canada in 1820 section is now updated to include all pictures presently used in our Beta testing phase. Browse around using the Lower Canada society menu!…
Iroquois society at time of contact!
The new section for the Iroquois around 1500 is now live. Images have all been posted and you can see them and read all about this society and territory here.
Inca Society & Territory now online!
The newest section to our site on the Incas has been posted. Learn about Inca territory and society, and browse various galleries of photos. Check it out here!
1776 – The American Revolution
THE WAR On July 4, 1776, the Thirteen English colonies declared their independence. They no longer wanted to be ruled by Great Britain and war broke out between Great Britain…
1763 – The Conquest of New France
PEACE, BUT NOT FOR Between 1713 and 1744, the French and English colonies in America lived in peace, but war was not far The English colonies wanted to expand west…
1701 – The Great Peace
I absolutely must tell you about an extraordinary event that is taking place in my town, this summer of 1701. But allow me to introduce myself first: I’m Jacques. I…
1663 – The Royal Government
Since the founding of Quebec in 1608, New France was a trading post. It is considered a trading post because it was only used for the fur trade. The companies…
1534 to 1542 – The Voyages of Jacques Cartier
After the discovery of Christopher Columbus in 1492, several explorers from European countries (France, England, Portugal & Spain) continued to search for shipping routes to Asia. Jacques Cartier was an…