People
Who hiked up one of the tallest mountains in Colorado during the explorer period?
Zebulon Pike
What was the name of the act that tried to get people to move out west?
The Homestead Act
This landform is very flat and dry.
The plains
What Native American tribes lived in Colorado?
Utes, Arapaho, Cheyenne
What/who created the dust bowl/made it occur?
humans - farming - pulling out the wheat grass
This landform is spotted mainly in southern Colorado. It means flat top in Spanish.
This fort was popular during trading and exploring. You could stay the night, shop for beaver pelts, and eat dinner here!
Bent's Fort
What were towns called that did very well during the gold/silver rush?
Boomtown
This landform is desert like and gets very hot in the summer. You can sled here!
Great Sand Dunes
What was the name of the chief who talked to government officials on behalf of the Utes tribe.
Chief Ouray
What city was the original capital of Colorado?
Golden
This landform became a home for the Ancestral Puebloans because of its unique cliff dwellings. It is now a national park.
Mesa Verde
Who was the Native American chief that fought for peace during the Sand Creek Massacre?
Chief Black Kettle
38th
This landform is the tallest mountain in Colorado.
Mt. Elbert