USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Furs, wool fleeces and woven goods, silver and mules traveled from Mexico for trade in the United States. Millions of dollars in merchandise traveled this 900 mile international trade route.

Detailed explanation-2: -Even so, American traders soon began sending wagons full of goods to trade in Santa Fe. In exchange, the Americans traded for silver, furs and hides, and mules and horses, among other things. Before long, a very extensive trade developed between St. Louis and Santa Fe.

Detailed explanation-3: -From 1821 until 1846, the Santa Fe Trail was a two-way international commercial highway used by both Mexican and American traders. Then, in 1846, the Mexican-American War began, and a few months later, America’s Army of the West followed the Santa Fe Trail westward to successfully invade Mexico.

Detailed explanation-4: -He left Franklin, Missouri, with four companions in September 1821 on his first trip to the western US with a load of freight to deliver to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He traveled via what would become known as the Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail.