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Native Interactions
Disasters
Conflict
Geography
Motivations
100

Were the interactions with the Native Americans positive, negative, or both?

Both
100

Fill in the blanks for this disease: D__SE_T__Y

What is dysentery?

100
What was the name of the war that created the most conflict on the Santa Fe Trail?

Mexican American War

100

How long is the Santa Fe Trail?

Approximately 900 miles

100

What was the main reason people came to the Santa Fe Trail?

Trade, money

200

What kinds of things did the Native Americans trade on the trail?

Food and supplies

200

True or False: desert sand made it difficult for wagons to travel, particularly in view of the fact that the sand slowed the wagons down.

TRUE

200

Who were we having conflict with that affected the Santa Fe Trail?

Mexico

200

What is the famous shortcut route on the Santa Fe trail?

The Cimarron Cutoff

200

What did the Americans trade?

Manufactured goods

300

Name one way the Native Americans helped the people of the trail

Taught them hunting, finding supplies, basic survival skills

300

What was one major danger of travelling on the trail?

Running out of supplies

300

What happened to the trade routes during the war?

They were destroyed

300

Where did the Santa Fe trail end?

Santa Fe, New Mexico (duh)

300

Why did the Army of the West go on this trail?

To invade Mexico

400

Name one way that the Native Americans affected the people of the trail negatively

Wagon raids, attacks

400

Daily Double (800 Points!)

What were two animals that were threats on the trail?

Snakes, wolves

400

Why did the settlers clash with the Native Americans?

They disagreed on the use of the land

400

True or False: Bent's Fort was a small supermarket in Colorado.

FALSE

400

What were the travellers seeking on this trail?

Profit, money

500

Name one tribe that interacted with the people of the trail

Comanche, Pawnee, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho

500

Were sandstorms a danger on the Santa Fe Trail?

Yes

500

What is Fort Union?

Fort that protected Santa Fe during the Mexican-American War from raids and also served as a military base. 

500

What state did the Santa Fe Trail start in?

Missouri

500

Daily Double (1000 Points!)

What was one thing the people of the trail helped improve related to cartography and therefore also one motivation for going on the trail?

Maps