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Colorado Facts

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Did all of present-day Colorado enter U.S. control through one single land acquisition?

  • No, different parts came through different territorial changes
  • Yes, all of it came only through the Oregon Treaty
  • Yes, all of it came only through the Gadsden Purchase
  • Yes, all of it came only through the Alaska Purchase
Correct answer(s):
  • No, different parts came through different territorial changes

Which U.S. land acquisition affected part of present-day Colorado?

  • Annexation of Hawaii
  • Alaska Purchase
  • Louisiana Purchase
  • Purchase of the U.S. Virgin Islands
Correct answer(s):
  • Louisiana Purchase

Which war helped bring some future Colorado lands under U.S. control?

  • Korean War
  • War of 1812 only
  • Spanish-American War
  • Mexican-American War
Correct answer(s):
  • Mexican-American War

What makes Red Rocks near Morrison unusual?

  • It is a floating stadium
  • Natural sandstone formations surround an outdoor amphitheater
  • It is an underground coral cave
  • It is a tropical plantation
Correct answer(s):
  • Natural sandstone formations surround an outdoor amphitheater

Which political event also affected territorial claims in the future Colorado region?

  • Purchase of Puerto Rico
  • Creation of West Virginia
  • Admission of Alaska
  • Annexation of Texas
Correct answer(s):
  • Annexation of Texas

Why are Colorado’s eastern plains important to agriculture?

  • Their flatter land supports farming and ranching
  • They are entirely alpine tundra
  • They are covered by ocean water
  • They contain no usable soil
Correct answer(s):
  • Their flatter land supports farming and ranching

How was the future Colorado region governed before Colorado Territory existed?

  • It was already one state
  • It had no political administration
  • Different parts belonged to several U.S. territories
  • Every part belonged to California
Correct answer(s):
  • Different parts belonged to several U.S. territories

Which Colorado valley is especially known for potato production?

  • Shenandoah Valley
  • San Luis Valley
  • Central Valley
  • Hudson Valley
Correct answer(s):
  • San Luis Valley

What event drew many miners and settlers to the Colorado region in the late 1850s?

  • A major seaport opening
  • Gold discoveries
  • A new Atlantic fishing ground
  • A tropical sugar boom
Correct answer(s):
  • Gold discoveries

What agricultural products are associated with western Colorado’s Grand Valley?

  • Fruit and wine grapes
  • Cotton and peanuts
  • Rice and sugarcane
  • Cranberries and maple syrup
Correct answer(s):
  • Fruit and wine grapes

Why does Colorado look almost rectangular on a map?

  • Four mountain ranges form perfect straight lines
  • Many boundaries follow lines of latitude and longitude
  • Its coast was surveyed in a square
  • All borders follow rivers
Correct answer(s):
  • Many boundaries follow lines of latitude and longitude

Who lived in the Colorado region long before European and U.S. settlement?

  • Only nineteenth-century miners
  • Only railroad workers
  • Indigenous peoples
  • Only U.S. soldiers
Correct answer(s):
  • Indigenous peoples

Which Indigenous people have especially deep historical connections to Colorado’s mountain region?

  • The Seminole people
  • The Ute people
  • The Inuit people
  • The Narragansett people
Correct answer(s):
  • The Ute people

What kind of landscapes does Rocky Mountain National Park protect?

  • Coastal salt marshes
  • Alpine tundra, forests, lakes, valleys, and high peaks
  • Coral reefs and mangrove islands
  • Tropical savannas only
Correct answer(s):
  • Alpine tundra, forests, lakes, valleys, and high peaks

What is notable about Trail Ridge Road?

  • It follows the Gulf Coast
  • It runs under the Atlantic Ocean
  • It crosses no mountains
  • It crosses high alpine terrain
Correct answer(s):
  • It crosses high alpine terrain

What does Mesa Verde National Park protect?

  • Important Ancestral Pueblo cultural and archaeological sites
  • Colonial seaports
  • Civil War battlefields
  • Ancient Egyptian temples
Correct answer(s):
  • Important Ancestral Pueblo cultural and archaeological sites

What is Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve especially known for?

  • The largest glacier in the lower 48 states
  • The deepest lake in North America
  • The longest coral reef
  • The tallest dunes in North America
Correct answer(s):
  • The tallest dunes in North America

Which ecosystems occur around Great Sand Dunes in addition to dunes?

  • Only saltwater marsh
  • Only urban parks
  • Grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra
  • Only tropical jungle
Correct answer(s):
  • Grasslands, wetlands, forests, alpine lakes, and tundra