Kid's Corner~ Social Studies

United States~ http://4kids.org/funstuff/4kidsFunstuff/states1.htm

Name our nation's capitals~ http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/penguin/penguin.html

Here are websites for our Native American tribes
Inuit~ http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/arctic/inuit.html

Kwakiutl~ http://www.bigorrin.org/kwakiutl_kids.htm

Hopi~ http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/southwest/hopi.html

 

Early Explorers

Henry Hudson~ http://www.ianchadwick.com/hudson/

Christopher Columbus~ http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/columbus1.htm

Jacques Cartier~ http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0324-Jacques-Cartier.php

Juan Ponce de Leon~ http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0317-Juan-Ponce-De-Leon.php

John Cabot~ http://www.kidspast.com/world-histor

Vasco Nunez de Balboa~ http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0316-Vasco-Nunez-De-Balboa.phpy/0325-john-cabot.php

 

Colonial Days

Colonial tools~  http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/kids/games/toolTrouble.cfm

Colonial dress~ http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/kids/games/dollGame.cfm

Colonial maze~ http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/kids/games/magicalMaze.cfm

 

Road Leading to the American Revolution

Why did colonists come to the new world? http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0355-american-revolution.php

Loyalty to the Mother Country! http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0356-europes-view-colonies.php

Growing independent! http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0357-colonies-view-of-europe.php

French and Indian War http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0358-british-empire-goes-to-war.php

British Imperial Policy and "No Taxation without Representation"! http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0359-the-stamp-act.php

The Boston Massacre! http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0360-boston-massacre.php

The Boston Tea Party and Intolerable Acts... http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0361-boston-tea-party.php

The First Continental Congress... coming together as a new nation http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0362-first-continental-congress.php

 

Creating the United States

Democracy and the Declaration of Independence http://congressforkids.net/Independence_democracy.htm

Articles of Confederation http://congressforkids.net/Independence_articles.htm

Constitutional Convention, Bill of Rights, 3 Branches of Government, Checks and Balances...http://congressforkids.net/Constitution_delegates.htm

Word Spy Vocab Game   http://congressforkids.net/wordspy/wspy_Constitution_delegates.htm

Legislative Branch  http://congressforkids.net/Legislativebranch_index.htm

Executive Branch  http://congressforkids.net/Executivebranch_index.htm

Judicial Branch  http://congressforkids.net/Judicialbranch_index.htm
 

WESTWARD EXPANSION

Lewis and Clark information http://americanhistory.mrdonn.org/louisianapurchase.html

Go West with Lewis and Clark http://www.nationalgeographic.com/west/index.html