Geography: Navigation and Isolation on the Great Plains

Geography: Navigation and Isolation on the Great PlainsSocial Studies · Economics · Grades 3–5Lesson plan

• What navigational tools were available to travelers along the Santa Fe Trail in the 1830s and 1840s? • Name geographical aspects of the Plains which made navigation challenging. Objective Identify the navigational obstacles to migration through the Great Plains during the fur trade era. Background Overview Duration: 60 Minutes.

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