Jamie's and Emma's Colorado History Timeline

By banterra
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Utes come to Colorado.

    Utes come to Colorado.
    They are Colorado's longest residents.
  • Jan 1, 1400

    Apaches arrive in Colorado.

    Apaches arrive in Colorado.
    They were the first plain indians to reach eastern Colorado.

  • Utes get horses.

    Utes get horses.
    Getting horses helped Utes move teepees.

  • Juan de Ulbarri and men march from New Mexico.

    Juan de Ulbarri and men march from New Mexico.
    They headed for the plains to find Pueblo indians.

  • Comanches face the Kiowa Indians.

    Comanches face the Kiowa Indians.
    They faced many bands of the Kiowa tribe.

  • Escalate and Dominguez.

    Escalate and Dominguez.
    They were looking for an easy way to California.

  • Louisiana Purchase.

    Louisiana Purchase.
    The purchase doubled the size of the U.S.

  • Pike spends winter in Colorado.

    Pike spends winter in Colorado.
    Pike named Pikes Peak the Grand Peak.

  • Fur trapping.

    Fur trapping.
    There were lots of beaver hats so they costed less.

  • Bent's Fort was built.

    Bent's Fort was built.
    This was the real Bent's Fort.

  • First Hispanic farmers arrive in San Luis Valley

    First Hispanic farmers arrive in San Luis Valley
    They also built houses in the San Luis Valley.