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This Week in History: Colorado joins the union
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1. Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876. The first bid to become a state was vetoed by which president?
Ulysses Grant
William McKinley
Chester Arthur
William Taft
Andrew Johnson
2. Colorado became a state on the Centennial Anniversary of the United States, earning it what nickname?
38th and Great
Centennial State
Golden State
100th and Best
Columbine State
3. The U.S. acquired the eastern part of Colorado through the Louisiana Purchase and the western part through what in 1848?
Treaty of Texas
Treaty of California
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Ghent
4. Colorado's early inhabitants were Anasazi cliff dwellers. What national park protects these dwellings?
South Park
Great Sand Dunes
Mesa Verde National Park
Gunnison National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
5. The headwaters of one of the longest rivers in North America starts in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, which river is it?
Rio Grande
Yangtze River
White River
Snake River
Colorado River
6. Colorado's population grew in 1858 after the discovery of what?
Cobalt
Gold
Steel
Ore
Silver
7. After a visit to Pikes Peak in 1893, Katharine Lee Bates composed the lyrics to what song?
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"Home on the Range"
"Hail to the Chief"
"America the Beautiful"
"Dixie"
8. Colorado has the most of the highest peaks of the Rocky Mountains within its boundaries. Which is the highest point in the state?
Mount Shasta
Mount Whitney
Mount McKinley
Pikes Peak
Mount Elbert
9. In 1893, women in Colorado won the right to do what?
Mine
Wear pants
Vote
Dance
Swim
10. Adolph Herrman Kohrs starts what company in 1873?
Golden Brewery
Kohrs Brewery
Coors Brewery
Miller Brewery
Rocky Mountain Brewery
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