Why do you think Independence, Missouri, is the starting point for the Santa Fe Trail?

Explanation: Independence was just a frontier village when the Santa Fe Trail was beginning in 1821. This trail was established to be a foreign trade route going over the western prairies and mountains for 900 miles. The young village was the starting point where the pioneers bought provisions for the long journey ahead of them

some women in the middle and upper classes worked as doctors, government officials, or priestesses. both women and men enjoyed a better quality of life the higher they were on the social pyramid. the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society. each group had its own role to play.