Colorado People
Historic Places
Events
State Symbols
Regions
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One of the tallest mountains in Colorado is named after this army scout. 

Zebulon Pike

100

People came to this very famous trading post as they traveled west

Bent's Fort

100

Participants in the Pike's Peak Gold Rush from 1858 to 1861 were called.

the fifty-niners

100

The state fish

Greenback Cutthroat Trout

100

This region is dry and flat, where buffalo once roamed

the plains

200

This person is a peacemaker between the Europeans and the indians. He also made a place where they could eat and trade.

William Bent

200

A lot of state symbols were found on this mountain

Pike's Peak

200

What was the slogan used to promote the gold rush in Colorado

Pike's Peak or BUst

200

The state mammal

Big Horn Sheep

200

Enos Mills helped preserve this region into a National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park

300

This person was Chief of the Cheyenne and was at Sand Creek

Black Kettle

300

The name of the place where ancient Pueblo built cliff dwellings 

Mesa Verde

300

Important event that occurred August 1, 1876

Colorado was admitted into the United States as the 38th state

300

The State Flower

Blue Columbine

300

The Utes lived in this region of Colorado

the mountains

400

An American bison hunter, soldier and showman

Buffalo Bill Cody
400

Located near present day Lamar, this was the site where hundreds of Cheyenne and Arapaho Natives were attacked. 

Sand Creek

400

The dust storm on April 14, 1935  in Baca County was known as what

Black Sunday

400

The State Tree

The Blue Spruce

400

This region is dry and has many table top cliffs

the plateau

500

One of the first African Americans women to settle in Colorado. Nicknamed "Angel of the Rockies".

Clara Brown

500

Located in Grenada, CO the name of the internment camp that was open during WWII

Amache Internment Camp

500

April 1859  William Byers published this newspaper

The Rocky Mountain News

500

The State Fossil

Stegosaurus

500

This region is where Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado meet

The Four Corners