They were very unfriendly and harsh. They didn't want Americans passing by their land. Later on, as they got used to it and realized this group of Americans weren't that bad and the Indians began to start trade with the Americans, as well as the Spanish.
for traders to trade in Mexico
Rattlesnakes were a problem for people traveling the Santa Fe Trail.
Yes they did and sometimes they paid with their lives.
The Santa Fe Trail was an important commercial highway connecting Independence, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico from 1821 until 1880.
trail of tears
The native Americans called their journey away from their homes the Trail of Tears.
Oregon Trail & Santa Fe Trail
dead native Americans
Native Americans
No, the government did not "do" the trail. They Native Americans they forced out of their homes "did" the trail.
There were many trails used to 'export' Native Americans, but the most popular one is the 'Trail of Tears'
The Santa Fe Trail (aka, Santa Fe Road) was an ancient passageway used regularly after 1821 by merchant-traders from Missouri who took manufactured goods to Santa Fe to exchange for furs and other items available there. Mexican traders also provided caravans going to western Missouri in this international trade.