Exploration of Colorado

According to the written records we have, who was the first European to come to Colorado?

• Diego de Vargas
• Zebulon Pike
• Stephen Long
• Coronado

Which European first discovered the Arkansas River? 

• Pedro de Villasur
• John Ulibarri
• Father Escalante
• Father Dominguez

Which two European countries once claimed to own parts of Colorado?

• United Kingdom and Germany
• Germany and France
• France and Spain
• France and Switzerland

How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?

• $5
• 5 million dollars
• 15 billion dollars
• 15 million dollars

What are the headwaters of a river?

• Roughest part of a river.
• Source or beginning point of a river. 
• Calmest part of a river. 
• Deepest part of a river.. 

How tall did Zebulon Pike think Pikes Peak was? 

• 12,000 ft
• 30,000 ft
• 18,000 ft
• 14,000 ft

Why did Spaniards arrest Zebulon Pike?

• He stole from the Spaniards.
• They thought he was a spy.
• They thought he would try to take their land.
• He killed a Spanish soldier.

What was the name of the man from Long's party who first made it to the top of Pike's Peak?

• Edwin James
• Stephen Long
• Zebulon Pike 
• William Becknell

What was the main goal of Long's expedition?

• To see what resources he could find. 
• To find out if the area would be a good place to live. 
• To climb to the top of Pikes Peak.
• To take land away from the Spaniards. 

What name did Long give to the Eastern Plains?

• The Rocky Mountain Region
• The Great American Plains
• The Frozen Tundra
• The Great American Desert