The Colorado Story Ch.4

What first brought prospectors to Colorado? (p.94)

• They came with Lewis and Clark.

• They got lost while searching for gold in New Mexico.

• They stopped here on their way to California.

• They were told by the president of the United States to come to Colorado.

Which of the following is NOT true about life in Colorado after the Indian wars?

• Settlers could have all the land where American Indians used to live.

• Many of the settlers left Colorado because they feared American Indians would return and attack their homes.

• Farmers plowed more fields and planted fruit trees.

• The towns in Colorado grew.

Which of the following is NOT true about the gold rush in Colorado?

• No one was able to find gold in Colorado.

• The big discovery in Cherry Creek started the gold rush in Colorado

• “Fifty-Niners” were gold seekers who came looking for gold in 1859.

• “Pike’s Peak or Bust” was the slogan of people who searched for gold in Colorado.

How did churches and schools help shape settlement in Colorado? (p.103-104)

• Churches and schools stopped miners from coming into Colorado.

• Churches symbolized proper living, and schools provided another way for children to be educated.

• Churches taught miners how to find more gold and schools provided more housing for miners.

• Churches and schools were used to store food and emergency supplies for settlers.

What caused a boomtown to appear? (p.98)

• A big gold discovery

• A mine explosion

• A lot of people fighting over the land

• Everyone leaving an area at the same time

Before Colorado became a territory, it was part of what four territories? (p.107)

• Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, and Utah

• Utah, New Mexico, Mexico, and Kansas

• New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Utah

• Nebraska, Mexico, Ohio, and Utah

What two large battles were fought during Colorado’s Indian wars? (p.111 and 114)

• The Battle of Little Big Horn and the Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Battle at Wounded Knee and the Sand Creek Massacre

• The Battle of Summit Springs and the Battle of Bunker Hill

• The Sand Creek Massacre and the Battle of Summit Springs

How did some Indian leaders help the prospectors? (p.108)

• They gave them their daughters to marry.

• They willingly moved and gave all of their land to the prospectors.

• They shared the land, water, grass, and trees with the prospectors.

• They told them where all of the gold was.

How did the settlers view the land? (p.109)

• The settlers thought the idea of owning land was strange.

• The settlers thought only the government should own land and not individuals.

• The settlers thought land and natural resources could be bought and sold.

• The settlers thought the land belonged to everyone and no one should own it.

Which is the name of "people who came to Colorado looking for gold and silver"? (p.94)

• governors

• boosters

• prospectors

• reservations