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1. www.history.com › topics › 19th-centurySante Fe Trail ‑ Map, Definition & Facts | HISTORY

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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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   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.

   Santa Fe Trail | Map, Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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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?

   • 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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   Why is the Santa Fe Trail important?

   • The Santa Fe Trail was mainly a trade route but saw its share of emigrants, especially during the California Gold Rush and the Pike’s Peak Gold Rush in Colorado. The trail also became an important route for stagecoach travel, stagecoach mail delivery and as a mail route for the famed Pony Express.

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   The Santa Fe Trail was a transportation route opened by the Indigenous people of North America as well as European trappers and traders in the second half of the 18th century. It was later used extensively by people from the United States in the 19th century after the Louisiana Purchase.

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5. www.britannica.com › topic › Santa-Fe-TrailSanta Fe Trail | Map, Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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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.

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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.

8. www.encyclopedia.com › us-history › santa-fe-trailSanta Fe Trail | Encyclopedia.com

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   Jun 11, 2018 · The Santa Fe Trail was an important commerce route between 1821 and 1880 that extended from Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. The trail extended south from Santa Fe for an additional thousand miles through El Paso to the Mexican towns of Chihuahua

9. santafetrail.org › timeline-of-the-santa-fe-trailTimeline of the Santa Fe Trail - Santa Fe Trail Association

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   Timeline of the Santa Fe Trail. Historical Context. 1806 – Zebulon Pike led a small military expedition across the plains and into Colorado to explore the Southwestern corner of the Louisiana Purchase. At this time the area below the Arkansas River belonged to the Spanish Empire and Spain kept its remote province of New Mexico closed to ...