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The Utes came when the Pueblo Dwellers left. They occupied much of Colorado. Utes say they've been here forever
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Francisco de Coronado set out from Mexico with 200 spansh soldiers and athousand indians. They marched north for the cities of gold. At the end, they found herds of bison, but no gold.
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The Utes got horses from the hispanic. The horses helped them hunt, raid, getting clothing, choosing where to live, making a living, and trading.
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Hewas the first European to set foot in Colorado.Vargas, the govener of New Mexico, went to open trade with the Utes. They also asked for help fight the comaches. The tribe had attacked Spanish towns in New Mexico
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Jaun de Ulibarri and forty soldiers marched north from New Mexico. They headed for the plains to find some Pueblo indians.
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They wanted to trade with the spanish ,but, on thier way to Santa Fe, they passed both the Platte and Arkansas river. Thier plans came to nothing as the spanish turned them away
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He and his men were looking for gold and silver, but they failed. Although, they did give alot of rivers spanish names in Colorado.
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Silvestre Escalante and Francisco Dominquez were looking for an easy way to Calirornia. They explored the western part of Colorado. They headed west into central Utah, but got stopped by winter storms and returned to Sante Fe
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This purchase nearly doubled the size of the United States.It included a part of what now is Colorado.
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Meriwether Lewis and William clark crossed the Rockies and traveled to the Paciric Coast
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Pike and his men hiked through the snowy mountains in Colorado. Many froze their feet.
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Two American brothers had built the fort on the Arkansas River. Bent's fort was a popular place. It was a rest stop for the Sante Fe trail.
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This Bent's Fort was built like the original. It has shops and rooms like they were in the 1830's.
