The Ontario Curriculum, Social Studies, History, Geography 

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• Episode summaries
• Teacher Resources: elementary, secondary, copyright rules for classroom viewing. 

Acadian roots, history of their expulsion.

• Who were the black loyalists?

A sequence of time-lines that explain the events leading up to the American Revolution.

A Revolutionary on-line game.

A time-line written from an American perspective of the political actions that prompted the Road to Independence.
 

Actual text of the Proclamation.

The result of the Proclamation explained.

Background information including The Treaty of Paris of 1763.

Lyrics, Historical notes and midi files of music from that time period.-- Find 'The Death of General Wolfe'.

Read about the events leading to the Revolutionary War.

• Timeline of events leading up to the war
• The people of the Philadelphia Campaign 

 The key events of the American Revolution on a timeline.

• The Coming of the Loyalists 

http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/heirloom_series/volume3/volume3.htm
Explanation of the Loyalist in Upper Canada with primary documents.

A series of maps.

Timeline with maps that show the evolution of Canada.

Historical geography is the study of spatial patterns of the past and how these patterns have evolved over time. A series of maps outlining the evolution of the mapping of Canada.

• African Americans in Slavery
• In Search of Freedom  

• The Black, Anti-Slavery and the Underground Railway
• Harriet Tubman
• John Brown 

• Index
• Interactive Game

A brief overview of slaves fleeing to Canada with questions to answer.

Webquest based on the novel by Barbara Smucker, Underground to Canada.

 Links to routes and music.

Synopsis, lesson plan and on-line video 'minute'.

An excellent series of lessons to teach about the underground railroad. Background teacher information, book list, resource list for lessons, printable student pages in pdf files, and hands-on activities are included.

• Link with quilt codes explained. Cursor to the bottom of the page for printable pdf file off 11 patterns.

 Lesson plan and explanation of the quilt patterns that slaves used in their escape to freedom.

Primary source documents on slavery in Canada.

Student activities on the history of slavery in Canada.

• Video information

• Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada Online Exhibit
• The Practice of Slavery in Ontario
  • Download Lesson Plan - Grade 7
• Slavery and the Move Towards Abolition in Upper Canada - Grade 12 lesson plan
• Should the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada be Passed? – A Debate History/ Grade 7/ British North America Lesson Plan
• Areas of Slave Ownership and Settlement in Upper Canada Grade 3 Lesson Plan
• Black History in Early Ontario

An online visit to the new Freedom Center in Cincinnati

• The Underground Railroad
• People
• Places
• Freedom Stations

Major battles described with short descriptions and great graphics.

A text-based site covering all aspects of the war.
(A History Television approved site)

• Introduction
• http://galafilm.com/1812/e/intro/index.html 
• Background and Ideas
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• People and Stories
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• Regions and Locations
  http://galafilm.com/1812/e/events/index.html 
• Chronology of the battles
  http://galafilm.com/1812/e/chronology/index.html
• Maps of the battle areas
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• Other Links 
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• Exploration & Quiz
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• Images: Forts, People, Maps
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• Overview of the war, 3 causes of the war, Famous People, Battles.
• 5 Fronts

Explore the:

• Causes
• Timeline
• Battles
• People: American, British and Canadians, Amerindians
• The aftermath of the war 

Explanation of mercantilism.

Biographical links, routes, and an interactive "trip" on the underground railway. Check out the drop down menu for other interactive links.