ERIC Number: EJ893819
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2745
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How Could a Beaver Start a War?
Millward, Robert
History Teacher, v43 n2 p275-282 Feb 2010
Students gain a better understanding of war and economics when the variables come alive through stories, artifacts, and paintings. In this article, the author describes a short story about the fur trade which can generate lots of student questions about the fur economics, the Eastern Woodland Indians, trade artifacts, and war. The author also discusses how a beaver can start a war. (Contains 3 figures and 7 notes.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, United States History, Animals, Wildlife, Natural Resources, Clothing, Social Status, American Indian History, Economic Development, War, Economics, Visual Aids, Social Change, Comprehension, Instructional Effectiveness, Classroom Environment, History Instruction
Society for History Education. California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840-1601. Tel: 562-985-2573; Fax: 562-985-5431; Web site: http://www.thehistoryteacher.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: British Colonies; Canada; France; United Kingdom (England)
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