Chapter 8
Colorado's governor ordered the National Guard to suppress strikes in 1903, 1904 in Colorado City, Cripple Creek, Telluride, Trinidad and other towns.
James Peabody
Founder of the Salvation Army
William Booth
a northern industrial suburb of Denver annexed in 1902 where Russians, Poles, Slovenians, Croatians, Czechs, Slovaks, Serbians, and Greeks, settled
Globeville
First recorded ascent of Longs Peak
August 1868
When was the Cheesman Dam and Lake completed?
1905
What was the name of the labor union smelter workers in Colorado City belonged to?
Western Federation of Miners (WFM)
When was the Thompson Project approved by Congress?
1937
Two national suffrage leaders
Susan B. Anthony and Lucy Stone
How many tourists did Denver attract annually by 1878
100,000
Colorado transformed from a rural to an urban state in 1910 when more than ...% of Colorado's inhabitants lived in cities.
50 percent
By 1892 the Colorado Bureau of Labor Statistics counted nearly .... unionists in .... organizations.
16,000 206
When did an apple boom hit west-central Colorado? a
about 1895
Around 1894, out of the forty-four newspapers surveyed, how many approved suffrage?
33
In 1917 a trip from Denver to Mesa Verde took more than . ... .
a week
By 1900's, African-Americans began to concentrate in which part of Denver?
the Five Points
In Denver, on September 9, 1891, a new political party was founded
People's Party of Colorado.
For what purpose were the cities of Greely, Longmont, and Ft. Collins established?
agriculture / farming
Colorado's women had helped enact over 150 statutes. Name three of them.
they named the white and lavender-blue columbine the state flower
measure prohibiting the display of anarchistic flags
a model juvenile court law was passed;
wives were permitted to homestead property
What year did Colorado impose the first gasoline tax?
1919
When did Colorado become a dry state?
January 1, 1916
What did the striking miners/labor unions demand from their employers? (name at least two demands)
eight-hour workday, abolition of company scrip, liability of employers,
For how long did the dust bowl last?
Five years (pg 177)
When did Colorado enact a Mother's Compensation Act to help widowed or divorced women keep their children at home?
1912
Which organizations developed and advocated nationwide preservation of wilderness
Wilderness Society and the Sierra Club
Who designed the Tabor Grand Opera House and Tabor Block?
William Edbrooke