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What kinds of things did people trade for a copper kettle in the 1830s and 1840s?

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Equal Exchange Lesson Plan

Students will identify trade goods and their approximate worth in dollars so that they can establish fair trades as practiced during the fur trade era. They will generate algebraic expressions to represent these exchanges.

Last updated: December 19, 2024

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