Colorado and Civil War

What year was gold actually discovered in Colorado?

• 1858

• 1859

• 1820

• 1910

The Colorado Gold Rush slogan was...

• Get Rich Quick

• Pikes Peak or Bust

• Gold in them there hills

• Manifest Destiny

With the start of the Civil War in Colorado...

• People got rich!

• The Gold Industry grew in size

• Most young men joined up too fight

• Colorado became a state

This city does not claim to have the first gold strike in Colorado.

• Denver

• Arvada

• Idaho Springs

• Colorado Springs

Colorado troops fought Texas troops at which battle?

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• The Alamo

• Glorietta Pass

After the war began, residents of Denver were worried about...?

• Tornados

• Confederates

• Cowboys

• Indians

The "3rd Colorado" had an enlistment period of ...?

• 3 years

• 100 Days

• Remainder of the War

• 1 Year

John Chivington

• Preacher - hero at Glorietta. Ordered Sand Creek.

• Hero at Sand Creek

  Villan at Glorietta

• Was killed in the line of duty

• Governor of Colorado

Silas Soule was...?

• Kansas Jayhawker, Fought at Glorietta, Refused to fight at Sand Creek.

• Knew John Brown personally

• Was from North Dakota

• Hated Indians

The Sand Creek Massacre was...

• The most investigated crime of the Civil War and a tragic day in Colorado history.

• Signled the end of the Civil War

• Is considered a "battle" today

• Happened in 1921