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Jan 1, 1300
Utes came to Colorado
They are Colorado's longest residents. -
Jan 1, 1400
Apaches come to Colorado
They came from Alaska and Canada. -
Utes get Horses
The horses came from Spanish farmers.The horses helped the Utes get food. -
Comanches came to Colorado
They came to hunt bison and raid Apache villages. -
Fur trappers came to Colorado
They came to trap beavers for their hide. They knew the most about the area exept for indians. -
Long explores Eastern Colorado
The U.S sent Long to exolore. -
Bison hide trade
Beaver hide was losing popularity. Hat styles also changed. -
Colorado Plains Indians make peace
The making of peace decied where they would hunt. They also stopped fighting. -
First Hispanic farmers arrive in San Luis Valley
They came to grow better crops becasue they had troble growing them in Mexico. -
US Army sent troops to San Luis Valley
They bulit Fort Massachusetts.
