Changes in the Land

by

William Cronon

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Changes in the Land Symbols

Beavers

Beavers represent much of what was destroyed by the changes to the land that colonization caused, as well as the side effects of damaging or destroying any single part of the ecosystem. Prior to colonization…

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Fences

Fences represent the way in which European colonizers imposed their political ideology on the North American landscape. Back in Europe, fences were a ubiquitous part of rural existence, and when European colonizers came to America…

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