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What can money tell us?

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Students study the physical presence, imagery and written text on a reproduction of colonial currency. They apply their research to a modern day quarter to compare and contrast two coins. In addition, they design their own colonial American coin.

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currency, the economy

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colonial american trade, currency, economy, social studies
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9th - 12th
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Social Studies & History
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