CMAS CMAS Colorado History and Geography

Question 1

Which Native American peoples are indigenous to the Colorado Plateau and Great Plains regions of what is now Colorado?

Accepted Answer

The Ute and Arapaho

Answer

The Ute people have lived in Colorado for thousands of years, and the Arapaho inhabited the eastern plains before European contact.

Question 2

What event in 1858–1859 dramatically increased European-American migration to Colorado?

Accepted Answer

The discovery of gold near Pikes Peak

Answer

The Pikes Peak Gold Rush of 1858–1859 attracted thousands of miners and settlers to Colorado, with 'Pikes Peak or Bust' as their rallying cry.

Question 3

In what year did Colorado become a U.S. state?

Accepted Answer

1876

Answer

Colorado became the 38th state on August 1, 1876, earning the nickname 'The Centennial State' because it joined the Union 100 years after the Declaration of Independence.

Question 4

The Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 was a tragic event in which U.S. Army troops attacked a peaceful village of which Native American peoples?

Accepted Answer

Cheyenne and Arapaho

Answer

On November 29, 1864, Colonel John Chivington led an attack on a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho village at Sand Creek, killing hundreds of people.

Question 5

Which mountain range runs through the center of Colorado and forms the Continental Divide?

Accepted Answer

The Rocky Mountains

Answer

The Rocky Mountains run through the center of Colorado, and the Continental Divide along their peaks separates water draining to the Atlantic from water draining to the Pacific.

CMAS - Colorado Measures of Academic Success Practice Test

CMAS - Colorado Measures of Academic Success Practice Test

CMAS CMAS Colorado History and Geography