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Adventures in History Series: The Grand Canal New York’s First Thruway

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Adventures in History Series: The Grand Canal New York’s First Thruway

Grade Levels

11th Grade, 4th Grade, 7th Grade

Course, Subject

Economics, History
Related Academic Standards
6.1.U.A 6.1.U.A

Analyze how choices are made because of scarcity.
6.1.U.B 6.1.U.B

Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impaced the control of limited resources in the United States.
6.2.U.A 6.2.U.A

Analyze the flow of goods and services in the national economy.
6.3.U.B 6.3.U.B

Analyze how conflict and cooperation among groups and organizations have impacted the growth and development of the U.S.

  •  Ethnicity and Race
  •  Working conditions
  •  Immigration
  •  Military conflict
  •  Economic Stability

(Reference History Standards 8.3.9.D.)
6.4.U.C 6.4.U.C
Compare the role groups and individuals played in the social, political, cultural, and economic development of the U.S. (Reference History Standards 8.3.9.A.)
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Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society

Description

Authors Eric Brunger and Lionel Wyld detail the history of the Erie Canal from its first inception as an idea in 1700 to its completion in 1825.

This pamphlet is one of twenty-seven volumes in the Adventures in WNY History Series, which were produced based on the collections and archives of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. The contents of the pamphlets, including the images, are copyrighted by the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. They can be used exclusively for educational purposes described under the federal copyright laws. Some original copies may be purchased from the museum shop.

This pamphlet is appropriate for students studying local, New York State, and US history.

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