Colorado History Final Review

Colorado's Boundaries

No changes have occurred

Time Zone in Colorado

Mountain Standard Time

Colorado's Nickname

Mother of Rivers

Five P's

Peaks, Parks, Piedmont, Plains, Plateaus

French Term for Rocky Mountains

Les Montaignes Rocheuse

Piedmonts

Foothills

Mount Massive Height

14,421 feet with a 13-foot rock pile on top

Trapping System

Exchange of beaver pelts and bison robes

Result of Fur Trade

Creation of trading posts and forts

Mountain Men

Explorers living in the wilderness

William Bent

Left, developed an unknown phenomenon, and died

Treaty of Paris

Ends the French and Indian War

Colorado Part from Louisiana Purchase

Colorado Plateau

Mexico's Inheritance upon Independence

Spanish land in North America

Meeker Massacre

Retaliation against Meeker and his soldiers

Native American Term for White People

Spider people due to trail lines resembling webs

Treaty of Fort Laramie Promise

Land from the North Platt

John Chivington's Lie

Account of Sand Creek Massacre

Immigration to Colorado during Gold Rush

Described as significant

Disappointed Gold Rush Participants

Roughly 2/3 left without success

William Green Russell

Discovered gold in Cherry Creek

Auraria Town Company

Established by the Russell party

Pike’s Peak Fever

Caused mass migration

Native Americans

Group that struggled the most due to loss of land

John Gregory

Discovered the mother-load of gold 25 miles west of Denver

December 1, 1859

Date of the first map of Denver

Cripple Creek District

Location where Stratton sold his mine

Daniels & Fisher

Oldest and finest retailer in Denver

San Miguel Valley Bank

First bank Butch Cassidy robbed

Butch Cassidy

Nickname derived from his butcher job and Mike Cassidy

Well-thought out escape plans

How Butch Cassidy created a blueprint for robbing banks

The Fort Worth Five

Title of the photo that got Butch Cassidy and his gang caught

Fort Worth, Texas

City where the photograph was taken

The Wild Bunch

Name of Butch Cassidy’s gang

A.) Killed in South America B.) Murder suicide C.) Escaped and adopted new identities

The three theories behind the death of Butch Cassidy

San Vicente in Bolivia

Rumored city and country where Butch Cassidy died

Soapy Smith's Nickname

Derived from his soap game scam

Boss of Denver’s Underworld Empire of Crime

Title declared by Soapy Smith

"Soap Gang"

Term for gang members in the crowd of Soapy Smith's scam

Soapy Smith's Scam

Auctioning soap bars with hidden money, involving planted gang members

Jameison

Name of the man who killed Mountain Charley’s husband

Mountain Charley's Misfortune Escape

Pawning belongings, dressing as a man, and finding a job

San Miguel Valley

First town in Colorado robbed by Butch Cassidy

Butch Cassidy's Outlaw Name

Earned through bank robberies and successful getaways

Pinkertons

Refers to the Detective Agency

Scudder’s American Museum

P.T. Barnum's museum on Broadway in New York

Jenny Lind Young

Opera singer promoted by P.T. Barnum, known for her famous opera

P.T Barnum’s Famous Shows

A) The Greatest Show on Earth B) Swedish Nightingale

Union Colony

Colony created by Barnum and Greeley in Colorado

Brown’s Bluff

Land found by Barnum, site of the new capitol building and sanitarium

Tabor's Bankruptcy Cause

Sherman Act led to the Tabor's bankruptcy

Outlaw Trail

The route used by Butch Cassidy and his gang for their criminal activities.

Baby Doe Tabor’s real name

Elizabeth McCourt Tabor

Origin of Baby Doe nickname

Miners in central city found her attractive

Horace Tabor

Prospector, businessman, and politician in silver mining

Tabor’s titles

Bonanza King of Leadville and Silver King

Tabor’s first wife

Agusta Pierce Tabor

Meeting place of Tabor and Baby Doe

Saddle Rock Cafe in Leadville

Tabor opera houses locations

Leadville

Baby Doe’s wedding attire cost

Dress - $7,000, Necklace - $90,000

Tabor’s death year

1899

Baby Doe’s death

In her cabin, froze to death