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What ended the use of the Santa Fe Trail?

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im pretty sure its Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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cause this is the treaty that ended the war, so it eventually faded into history

i hope this helps <3

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After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war in 1848, the Santa Fe Trail became a national road connecting the more settled parts of the United States to the new southwest territories. ... Then, in February 1880, the railroad reached Santa Fe, and the trail faded into history
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