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1. • • The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, the trail served as a vital commercial highway until 1880, when the railroad arrived in Santa Fe.
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   Who opened the Santa Fe Trail?

   • Santa Fe Trail, in U.S. history, famed wagon trail from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, an important commercial route (1821–80). It was opened by a trader named William Becknell and used by merchant wagon caravans traveling in parallel columns. Learn more about the Santa Fe Trail.

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   What was the Santa Fe Trail?

   • Most, however, used the Cimarron Route, which was shorter and faster but required knowledge of where the route’s scarce water supplies were located. From 1821 until 1846, the Santa Fe Trail was a two-way international commercial highway used by both Mexican and American traders.

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   Why did the Santa Fe Trail become a military supply route?

   • War With Mexico and the Establishment of the U.S. Army: The year 1846 brought war with Mexico and the Santa Fe Trail became a route of invasion. Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny led the so called “Army of the West” down the trail into New Mexico. The initial invasion was peaceful and successful and the trail then became a military supply route.

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   What happened to the Santa Fe Trail in 1846?

   • 1846 – War with Mexico. Colonel Stephan Kearny and his Army of the West marched over the Santa Fe Trail to Bent’s Fort, on to Raton Pass and arrived unopposed at the Santa Fe Plaza on August 18. 1849 – Monthly stage service begins on the Santa Fe Trail. 1849 -- California Gold Rush--Indian attacks increase.

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   Jan 17, 2018 · The Santa Fe Trail, a 900-mile route connecting Franklin, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, played a crucial role in America's westward expansion in the 1800s.

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   The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri, with Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pioneered in 1821 by William Becknell, who departed from the Boonslick region along the Missouri River, the trail served as a vital commercial highway until 1880, when the railroad arrived in Santa Fe.

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   Santa Fe Trail, in U.S. history, famed wagon trail from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, an important commercial route (1821–80). It was opened by a trader named William Becknell and used by merchant wagon caravans traveling in parallel columns. Learn more about the Santa Fe Trail.

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   Aug 31, 2020 · A Brief History. Between 1821 and 1880, the Santa Fe Trail was primarily a commercial highway connecting Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The route was pioneered by Missouri trader William Becknell, who left Franklin, Missouri in September 1821. Others before him had been arrested by Spanish soldiers once they neared Santa Fe, and most had ...

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   The year 1846 brought war with Mexico and the Santa Fe Trail became a route of invasion. Colonel Stephen Watts Kearny led the so called “Army of the West” down the trail into New Mexico. The initial invasion was peaceful and successful and the trail then became a military supply route.

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   Jan 29, 2020 · History & Culture. Stories. Travel the Trail: Map Timeline 1821 - 1880. William Becknell opened up the Santa Fe Trail, between the Missouri River and the Mexican provincial capital of Santa Fe, in the fall of 1821. The route played a major role in bringing people, goods, and ideas to and from Santa Fe for the next 59 years.

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    1880, Feb. 9 -- Railroad reaches Santa Fe. 1906 – Daughters of the American Revolution mark the Santa Fe Trail with stone monuments. 1987 -- Santa Fe National Historic Trail established. 1996 --175th Anniversary celebrations 2021—200th Anniversary of the SFT