Who lived in the Colorado region long before European and U.S. settlement?
Correct answer(s):
- Indigenous peoples
Topic
Colorado History
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Which Indigenous people have especially deep historical connections to Colorado’s mountain region?
Correct answer(s):
- The Ute people
Where is the Southern Ute Indian Tribe based?
Correct answer(s):
- Southwestern Colorado
Where is the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe based?
Correct answer(s):
- Southwestern Colorado
Which group of peoples also has important historical connections to areas that became Colorado?
Correct answer(s):
- Cheyenne, Arapaho, Apache, Comanche, and Pueblo peoples
What does Mesa Verde National Park protect?
Correct answer(s):
- Important Ancestral Pueblo cultural and archaeological sites
On what date did Colorado become a state?
Correct answer(s):
- August 1, 1876
What number state was Colorado when it joined the Union?
Correct answer(s):
- 38th
Why is Colorado called the Centennial State?
Correct answer(s):
- It became a state in 1876, one hundred years after 1776