The Santa Fe Trail:

1. The plaza in Santa Fe is located at the end of the Old Santa Fe Trail. Explore the history of the Santa Fe Trail, a famous trade route from Missouri to Santa Fe:
   
   www.santafetrail.org/states/new-mexico.htm
   www.nps.gov/safe/historyculture/stories.htm
   
   Map of the entire trail is available at the bottom of this Web page.
   
   www.sangres.com/history/santafetrail/index.htm
2. The following Web link contains a wealth of information, with numerous activities and links to additional sites about the Santa Fe Trail. Teachers and students alike will benefit from using this link:
   
   www.42explore2.com/santafe.htm

Standards: NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial Terms; NSS-G.K-12.2 Places and Regions; NSS-G.K-12.6 Uses of Geography; NSS-USH.K-4.3 The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage; NSS-USH.K-4.4 The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the World

Depending on the activities chosen from links above, additional standards may be involved.