Santa Fe Trail Quiz

When was the Santa Fe Trail opened?

• 18th century

• 1821

• 1833

• 1846

What was the Santa Fe Trail also known as?

• Great Prairie Highway

• Oregon Trail

• California Trail

• Lewis and Clark Trail

Who used the Santa Fe Trail in 1821?

• John Quincy Adams

• Susan Shelby McGofin

• William Becknell

• Josiah Gregg

Which event opened up trading opportunities for citizens of Santa Fe and areas in northern Central America?

• War with Mexico

• Establishment of Missouri in 1833

• California Gold Rush

• Missouri's uprising against Spanish colonists

Who established Ben's Fort, the first trading post on the Santa Fe Trail in Colorado?

• William and Charles Bent

• John McDaniel

• Josiah Gregg

• Lucy Maxwell

Who wrote the book 'Commerce and Prairies' about his journey along the Santa Fe Trail?

• Susan Shelby McGofin

• William Becknell

• Lucy Maxwell

• Josiah Gregg