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Trails West: Santa Fe Trail and Emigrant Routes
Map major overland routes including the Santa Fe and Cherokee Trails passing through Colorado.
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Explorers, Mountain Men, and the Fur Trade
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Goal
Trace early European and American expeditions and analyze the economic and cultural impact of the fur trade era.
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Learning standards covered
SS.4.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDescribe the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in Colorado history and their relationship to key events in the United States within the same historical period.
SS.4.2.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesUse geographic tools to research and answer questions about Colorado geography.