The Santa Fe TrailThe Santa Fe Trail

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Santa Fe TrailSanta Fe Trail

• 780 miles long

• Start in Independence and end in Santa Fe

Three states that Santa Fe goes Three states that Santa Fe goes throughthrough

• Missouri, Kansas, Colorado

Things for the trip Things for the trip

• Covered Wagons

• Cows

• Farmers

• Clothes

• Tents

• Blankets

• Guns

Dangers along the trail Dangers along the trail

• No water

• Desert Routes

• They killed Buffalo

• Cut down trees

• The Native attacked them

• The U.S army built fort along the trail

Pioneers encounterPioneers encounter

• Rocky mountains

• Hot desert

William Becknell William Becknell

• He opened the Santa Fe trail in 1821

• The followed the Arkansas river

• They made a new route to Santa Fe

Bibliography Bibliography

Dean, Arlan . The Santa Fe Trail. New York: Powerkids Press , 2003.

Wilson, Laura. How I Survived The Oregon Trail. New York : A Beech Tree Paperback Book, 1999.