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Denver before statehood
There are many facts about Denver. The first people to come were the Arapaho Indians. After the Arapaho Indians, new people came in 1800. Railroads were important in Denver. There were no railroads, but there was one in Golden. Some people had built a railroad to Denver to get them to Denver. The first rivers in Denver are the Cherry Creek River and the South Platte River. A women named Horace Greely went to Denver to investigate on Denver. Denver was a very important place in 1800.
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Treaty with Mexico Established U.S. Southern Border
The US minister to Mexico , James Gadsen, and General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president to Mexico, developed a treaty that settled the argument over the texas-mexicanborder. For the price of ten million dollars the United States gained southern New Mexico and Arizona. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5642 (The Southern US border is established-G) -
Colorado Territory to Statehood: Denver City in 1800’S
Denver history Market Street was the main center of the first business. Denver started a supply town for mining camps that were in the Rocky Mountains. Transportations on Market Street Market Street was the main area of Denver’s first business and they had many sales of many kinds. Lariner Street Lariner Street is a busy district in Denver and the street was crowded with vehicles. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad is a important part in are history. The Transcontinental railroad helped bring machinery for mining. It also was carrying people, logs, and gold. It was going through Colorado. It was going to the pacific.
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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott Sued his owner to recive freedom for him and his family. Dred's argument was that he lived in a place in which slavery was illegal, so therefore he could not be employed as a slave. But,because Dred was born a slave, and had lived in a former slave state, the court ruled against him. All information taken from :http://www.landmarkcases.org/dredscott/home.html (Dread Scott Case-P) -
Pikes Peak Gold Rush
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Colorado Claim Clubs
: When the people in the claim clubs decided that they wanted a new territory they sent bills to Congress in 1858-1859 all the bills failed. In April of 1859 miners and famers from different communities decided that the Pikes Peak area had to become a state. The new name for the state would be Jefferson. There was a large number of go-backs (people returning home), because everyone wasn’t getting what they needed (gold, water, and food). This helped Colorado become a state. M4
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Supply towns in colorado territory
Colorado territory statehood supply towns where larger towns. Fountain creek was at the mouth of old Fort Pueblo. El Paso is near Pikes Peak. Some settlements are now ghost towns. Gold was found in that area. Some towns became important communities. On August 1 Colorado became the 38th state. -
Mining District/Claim Club
Claim Clubs made it harder for Colorado to be a state. Claim Clubs are the farmers in an area wrote the laws or rules the people in the area agreed to live by or, they also chose a group of people who would help to settle arguments. Claim clubs were worried about Indian attacks, and the clubs hide for safety. Lots of people liked the claim clubs but the people wanted Colorado to be a separate territory that made it longer to be a state. -
Pikes Peak Gold Rush
Pikes Peak territory was a very good part of Colorado history. If it weren’t for Chaffee and the Pikes Peak gold rush Colorado would not be a state right now. Pikes Peak gold rush brought a lot of people to Colorado. There was a lot of traveling back in the day. There were about 175 people on their way to Colorado. The nickname of Colorado is the centennial state, because the day Colorado because the territory was a state on the united states birthday. -
schools
Professor Owen J. Goldrick opened the first school in Colorado on October 3, 1859. The people came to Colorado for their kids to learn. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Sporis were the first people to teach schools in Denver. Owen J. Goldrick was appointed superintendent of schools for Arapahoe County. Z.R R. S m4 -
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Territory to Statehood:Private Schools
Schools helped Colorado become a state. First of all, private schools were in Colorado. Each student had to pay $3.00 a month. Private Schools are to help you learn. Schools make money for the state. They opened private schools to Colorado. People helped to make money for the state.
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Mining Towns of Colorado
The town of Ward brought people to Colorado and so did many other mining towns that are still here. The town was settled in 1860, and that was 17 years before we became a state. The primary minerals are silver and gold. The population was several thousand people.
Silver Plume was also a great town to collect silver. They settled in 1870 and the primary mineral was silver. The peak population is was about 2,000.
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aspen
Here are some mining towns and some good facts about them. Aspen is one of them. In 1878 Aspen caused a stir in Colorado. Also it is one of the biggest mining towns in history!
Another one is Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek was a gold camp for miners. They found the latest gold discoveries in 1900. Another one is Cokeadale. It is still open for mining. They mine for coal. It has a population of 1,500 people. They have been mining for over 40 years. bl hh 4f -
The Pony Express
The Pony Express helped the population of Colorado grow. It began in April 14, 1860. They were a group of horse riders who carried mail. The Pony Express helped with the population because it gave people jobs. The Pony Express ended when the telegraph was completed. J.K -
Supply Towns
Supply towns brought people to Colorado, helping it go from a territory to state. Supply towns created new towns in settlements, and some were found in Hawk, Nevadaville. Supply towns supplied mining towns with pans, axes, food, and water. They were made to help other towns get supplies. They also were made to supply miners. 4F
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Early Transportation in Colorado
Freight wagons, pack trains, and roads helps the population of Colorado become greater. In 1865 the pack trains came to help people travel from place to place. Then after the pack trains then came the freight wagons to help out they each traveled different places when people needed transportation. Roads came after the freight wagons they helped the unpowered machinery and they made the transportation more quickly and easier. These all help Colorado populations grow. M4
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Colorado Territory Statehood:Railroads
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Colorado Territory Statehood:Railroads
Railroads helped Colorado become a state. Governor Evans wanted the railroad to come though Colorado. The Railroads helped us get stuff we need. The railroads also brought people to Colorado. The railroads brought stuff for the shelters. S4 DC HC -
Transcontinental Railroad
The transcontinental Railroad helped Colorado. It is a train that goes through the country. I starts at the Atlantic Ocean and ends at the Pacific Ocean. The purpose is to bring stuff to the mining districts. It was help villagers to get to Colorado. It got the villagers to places quicker and cheaper. The path originally did not go through Colorado. They made feeder tracks. That’s how it helped villagers get to Colorado. Railroads really helped Colorado become a state. -
Transcontinental railroad
In May of 1869 the first American transcontinental railroad was finished. It brought people to Colorado by being a transportation everyone wanted to ride to Colorado. It also successfully helped Colorado shape the nation. People wanted to ride the train because it was a more comfortable to ride because in wagons it would be bumpy. The train brought many people to Colorado which helped it become a state. M4
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Chaffee Convinces US Congress to allow territory to become state
In March 1875, Chaffee was completing a term as territorial representative from Colorado in Congress and he was able to push through an enabling act in his final week in office. To do that, he had to convince Congress that by 1875, Colorado had 150,000 people. By the time the 1880 census figures were published (and showed Colorado to have194, 000 residents).
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Statehood of Colorado
