A comprehensive learning module on New France that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include where the French explored and...

Offers a lesson plan that helps students understand the lives and hardships of Coureurs de bois.

The National Women's Hall of Fame presents a brief overview of the life of Frances Perkins, who was, among many other accomplishments, the first woman Cabinet officer in American history.

Access an article in the "New York Times" from June 23, 1969, announcing the death of film icon, Judy Garland.

This site from The New Advent contains biographical information about Marie de France. Please note that ?The Catholic Encyclopedia? is a historic reference source and should be viewed in the context of resource material dated around 1910.

Brule was an adventurer who accompanied Champlain on his trip to New France in 1608. As an explorer and interpreter he had an excellent understanding of native languages and cultures.

A lesson unit on the people and movements that fought to abolish slavery. Looks at the Triangular Trade, and at the Underground Railroad and famous abolitionists. Includes a play about emancipation, a black history rap and a trivia quiz...

Learn about Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, a French-Canadian naval hero, and his place in Canadian history.

This page includes an excerpt from the journal of Samuel de Champlain and his exploration of Lake Champlain in 1609.

This site is a brief history of the St. Lawrence River and its historical and geographical importance.

This website gives a brief account of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) up to the Fall of Quebec.

The life of La Verendrye is profiled. He was a Canadian soldier and explorer who traveled farther west than any previous European explorer had. This is a brief concise text.

This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...