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Fur Trapping
1st real business in CO
Goods/Services Provided: animal (beaver) pelts, castor, and hats
Impact: brought people to CO, it was the beginning of other industries.
Reason for coming to CO: beaver was the most wanted animal.
Resources needed: trapper, traps, guns, horse, castor -
Early Mining
Goods/Services Provided: gold, silver, and coal
Impact: more people came to CO-enough to become a state in 1876.
Reason for coming to CO: mining, start a new life, start a business because of mining.
Resources needed: miners, water, blacksmith, pick axes, gold pans, sluice box, dynamite -
Tourism
Goods/Services Provided: skiing, snowboarding, horseback riding, biking, rafting, hiking, and fishing
Impact: provides jobs, and provides money for the state.
Reason for coming to CO: the scenery the montains and the nice people that live there.
Resources neeeded: mountains, snow, rivers, trees, skis, snowboards, bikes, hiking boots -
Beer Industry
Goods/Services Provided: beverages, and jobs.
Impact: provides jobs and brings money into CO.
Reason for coming to CO: fresh mountain water which provides good beer.
Resources needed: water, wheat, bottles, workers, machinery, hops -
Denver Broncos
Goods/Services Provided: entertainment, and provides money for players.
Impact: to support their favorite team and players.
Reason for coming to CO: they wanted to watch the game live.
Resources needed: players, coaches, metal, cloth, helmets -
Celestial Seasonings
goods/Services Provided: Tea, and jobs.
Impact: more people came to CO for tea, and it provides lots and lots of jobs.
Reason for coming to CO: because of great herbal tea.
Resources needed: tea bags, water, herbs, cups, tables, chairs -
Mining Today
Goods/Services Provided: oil, coal, natural gas, gold, silver, uranium, and molybdenum
Impact: provides jobs, provides money for our state, impact on nature.
Reason for coming to CO: jobs.
Resources needed: machines, pick axes, dynamite, oil, workers
