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A&E Television

History.com: Infographics: The Story of Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts on the earliest forms of money and the origins of the U.S dollar, discover which country created the first paper money, and find out how the Inca built a great empire without using money.
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Other

Canada Info: Canada's Trading Partners

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative chart features Canada's main trading partners and the amount of money involved between each country in terms of imports(money out) and exports (money in).
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Early American Trade With China: Total Value of u.s Imports and Exports [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Chart of total value of imports and exports of selected years from 1790 to 1900 in dollars. There are also questions that go along with the charts/graphs.
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Curated OER

Smithsonian: What Is Currency? Lessons From Hist. Africa

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the Smithsonian, this site offers lessons and resources on currency, its use (in the form of gold dust, salt, or metal objects) as an instrument of trade in historic Africa, and its requirements as an instrument of trade in the...