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ERIC Number: EJ1045328
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Encouraging Student Interest in the Economic Context of the Constitution with Continental Currency
Potter, Lee Ann
Social Education, v78 n4 p157-159 Sep 2014
Introducing students to continental currency may well encourage their interest in the economic context of the Constitution and their understanding of a wide range of economic concepts. This brief article describes a lesson to familiarize students with continental currency and its relationship to Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution and the American economy during the revolutionary and early federal periods.
Descriptors: Student Interests, Economics Education, Economic Factors, Monetary Systems, Course Descriptions, Lesson Plans, Familiarity, Constitutional Law, United States History, Civics, Concept Teaching
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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