What was it like to be a colonist on the Anza expedition and leave your home forever to face new challenges, make connections, and seek a better life? Objective ✓ To provide engaging activities that help students relate to life during the Anza expedition. ✓ To help students contemplate essential concepts relevant both during the Anza expedition and today, such as overcoming challenges, having hope and courage, making connections, and seeking a better life. ✓ To depict life on the Anza Trail in a fun, dramatic, and engaging way. Background Exploring the Anza Trail is a three-part program: ➡ Par Duration: 90 Minutes.