Historians of the Santa Fe Trail
Introduction | Guiding
Questions | Resources | Evaluation
| Conclusion
Introduction
Your job is to research the historical
information about the trail. This information will be included in the game
board to provide an historical backdrop.
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Based on your research document
for ten historical facts to integrate into the game.
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Collect the 5 game board facts from
the Immigrants, Scouts/Wagon Masters and the Native Americans. Integrate
these into the game board.
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Download graphics and historical
excerpts. These are to be added to the layout/design and not the game process
itself.
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Work with the cartographers and
check the layout of the board to integrate the graphics, excerpts and historical
information.
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Write up the SFT game rules. Check
with the other groups for feedback.
Guiding Questions
Why was the SFT important?
What purposes did it serve?
Who were the people who made history on the SFT?
What important events took place on the SFT?
How did the SFT change over time?
Resources
Remember to take notes and keep track of the resources you use.
Online
Santa Fe Trail
- A quick look at the importance of the Santa Fe Trail.
Congress
- There's a lot of information here. Use the questions as a guide. Some
of the information will be more useful than other info. So scan or
skip some of the information and read other answers with care.
William
Becknell- A first hand account of the trail from its' founder pioneer
William Becknell.
Heritage
-A good timeline of the SFT.
Online
Search- Look for more resources
Offline
Tree in the Trail by Clancy Hollings Clancy
Look in an encyclopedia or two.
Return to the SFT Page. Last Updated April 27, 1998
Based on a template from The
Webquest Page.