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CO history final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| name of new mexican fort at which 1st Colorado volunteer regiment resupplied? | Union |
| as far as the Arapahoe were concerned, shots fired by a Howitzer at this peace chief started the war? | left hand |
| who wanted to establish the Queens city of the plains? | William Laramer |
| term for sampupars wind wagon | praire scooner |
| Jackson's digging is this madern day city | Idaho Springs |
| a sand bar in a stream containing bits and peaces of gold | placer deposit |
| the 1st terretorial gov. of colorado | John Gilpin |
| year of the pikes peak gold rush | 1859 |
| this arapahoe chef went to denver to vote | left hand |
| elfish creature which lived in minse. could bring good or bad luck | tommy knockers |
| gettysburg of the west | the battle of La Glorieta Pass |
| who are soleg | blue brothers |
| hoet named after the Gov. of virginia | ft. wise |
| founder of the rocky mountain news | william byers |
| chivington removed this man from his command for a breach of discipline | tapin |
| the ______ party were the 1st realestate developers | leavenworth |
| who founded the town of Auroria | william greensbury russel |
| founder of colorado city | horrace tabor |
| first women to summit pikes peak | julia holmes |
| editor of the new york tribune who came to colorado to determine validy of the gold rush | horace greely |
| who were known the cousin jacks | cornish |
| denver city jumped the claim of this town | st charles |
| colorado celebrity who was convicted of cannibolism | no one |
| term for gold bearing in lation | auroria |
| army officer responsible for central plains area | general curtis |
| mountain man term for hunting | make meat |
| nickname for 1st colorado volunteer regiment | pet lambs |
| this unemployed Indian who had a goose quill filled with gold | fall leaf |