Riverways: Sustenance and Safety

Riverways: Sustenance and SafetySocial Studies · Elementary Social Studies · Grades 3–5Lesson plan

• Identify four main rivers along the Santa Fe Trail. • Compare and contrast the Mountain/Bent’s Fort route with the Cimarron route. List two main differences. Objective Determine the impact of rivers on migration across the Borderland region during the 1830s and 1840s. Recognize that safety and health depended on intimate knowledge of regional waterways. Background Overview Duration: 60 Minutes.

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