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Pencil drawing of vaquero riding horse herding cow
Bent's Fort "employed Mexicans to break the horses thus obtained in trade" - George Bent

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Juan's Draft Pick

By reading first and secondhand sources, learners will examine how commerce, security, and livelihoods during the fur trade era depended upon the acquisition of draft animals such as horses, oxen, and mules. They will compare and contrast the biological strengths and weaknesses of each animal.
 
a red, gold, and white spinning game wheel
"large trains of emigrants began to use the Arkansas route" - George Bent

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William's Wheel of Fortune

Trace how the buffalo robe trade at Bent's Fort and along the Santa Fe Trail contributed to westward expansion and the decline of bison on the southern plains.

Last updated: December 30, 2024

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