Prehistoric People
These were the first people to live in Colorado thousands of years ago.
A: Who were Native Americans?
This tribe lived mostly in the mountain and western areas of Colorado.
Who are the Ute?
These explorers came on order by the queen to look for gold.
Who were the Spanish?
These men trapped animals for fur.
Who were mountain men?
The Colorado Gold Rush is also called this rush, named after the year it began.
What is the Pikes Peak Gold Rush?
These early people hunted very large animals like mammoths.
Who were Paleo-Indians?
This tribe followed buffalo on the Eastern Plains.
Who are the Cheyenne?
(Also acceptable: Arapaho)
This word means to claim land for your country.
What is to conquer or claim?
Beaver fur was used to make this popular clothing item.
What are hats?
This method of mining used a pan to separate gold from dirt and water.
What is panning?
These tools were used by early people to hunt animals.
What are spears or spear points?
Tribes traded items instead of using money. This is called ______.
What is bartering?
The Spanish were searching for cities filled with this precious metal.
What is gold?
Mountain men met once a year to trade furs at this event.
What is a rendezvous?
People who searched for gold were called this.
What are miners or prospectors?
Early people moved from place to place to find food. This is called ______.
What is being nomadic?
The Ute people used these animals for travel after the Spanish brought them.
What are horses?
This was the name of the famous trail connecting Santa Fe to Missouri.
What is the Santa Fe Trail?
This trapper became famous for exploring Colorado’s mountains.
Who was Kit Carson?
The Dust Bowl happened during this decade.
What are the 1930s?
These homes were used by Plains tribes and were easy to move.
What are tipis?
Name one way geography affected how tribes lived.
What is: It affected their food, homes, clothing, or travel?
These two explorers traveled through the Southwest and claimed land for Spain in the 1500s.
Who were Coronado and his men?
Trappers helped settlers by mapping land and showing them safe routes. Why was this important?
What is: It helped people move west and settle safely?
A long time without rain is called a ______.
What is a drought?