It is recommended that students complete:

• Grade 8

Social Studies 9 is focused on Europe and North America from 1500 to 1815, with a link to current events whenever appropriate. It emphasizes understanding, connecting, applying knowledge, and practicing active citizenship. The course has been developed in print and online versions and addresses all the prescribed learning outcomes in the Ministry of Education’s Social Studies 9 IRP.

Module 1: Geography and Environment

Section 1: Family History

Section 2: A Snapshot of Europe in the 16th Century

Section 3: North America: The Land

Section 4: North America: The People

Section 5: First Nations Project

Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.

Module 2: Exploration and Settlement in North America

Section 1: The Explorers

Section 2: Colonization

Section 3: Life in New France

Section 4: Fish and Furs

Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2.

Module 3: The Struggle for Rights

Section 1: Civil War in Britain

Section 2: The American Revolution

Section 3: The French Revolution

Section 4: Changing Nature of Society

Module 3 Test covers the work of Module 3.

Module 4: Conflict in North America

Section 1: Who’s Land is it Anyway?

Section 2: Acadia

Section 3: Defeat of New France

Section 4: War of 1812 and the Birth of Canadian Nationalism

Section 5: Conflict in North America

Module 4 Test covers the work of Module 4.

The textbooks for this course are:

Crossroads: A Meeting of Nations (Pearson Education) (7540004510)

The Canadian Oxford School Atlas (SS0808J) (7540001551)

Explorations Booklet (for student with no computer access) (7540004578)

Explorations CD (7540004567)

In order to access the multimedia objects in the course, students must have Macromedia’s Flash player version 7 or higher installed on their computer.

This is a free download at http://macromedia.com.