Colorado War Essays

U.S. Army Colonel John Chivington along with 675 Third Colorado Volunteer Regiment soldiers rode from Fort Lyon to Sand Creek where, according to some of the Indians, the most friendly of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes camped under the assumed protection of the fort. The conflict between the Third Colorado Cavalry, and the Cheyenne and

It was April of 1914 when the National Guard went into the tent colony of Ludlow. The people of the Colorado Coal Strike were protesting for better working conditions and better pay after one person was killed on the job. THis strike leads to the Ludlow Massacre. The Ludlow Massacre was horrifying. The Ludlow Massacre killed many people by burning, shooting, or suffocation them. The National Guard did not get charged for any of these crimes that they committed. Many people living in the Ludlow

TITLE Skiing Colorado's Gems: Skiing Up High At Low Rates LEAD PARAGRAPH Colorado’s mountains have some of the best skiing in the world. Skiers and snowboarders flock to these white-powder kingdoms in search of winter fun. The trick is how to have a great time and spend less? Enter the Gems card. This discount card sells for just 25 USD but pays big dividends for those who use it to its utmost. The Gems Cards is an affiliation of ten ski resorts that have banded together for marketing purposes

Colorado is an incredible state with astronomically panoramic that views that some people believe are the most beautiful sights in the world, cascading over the entire region. It became a state on August 1, 1876, and since then this region has been through a lot over the years and some of these scenes have not always been beautiful. Unfortunately there have been some not so pleasant sights. One of these horrific sights would include the Sand Creek Massacre. The Sand Creek Massacre was a true surprise

“tattooed people”. The Arapaho tribe was known to live in the eastern plains of Colorado and Wyoming. Soon after the Plains culture was put into effect the tribe decided to split into two different tribes: the Northern Arapahos and the Southern Arapahos. The Northern Arapaho continue to live in Wyoming, while the Southern Arapaho lives with the Southern Cheyenne, in which the tribe were close allies during the Indian Wars, in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, there isn’t a direct historical evidence to show

Beautiful views and not full of tourists this is Telluride Colorado. Visiting Telluride is on my bucket list because I am a skier and I love the outdoors and mountain life. Telluride has one of the best ski resorts in the country but they don’t have the crowds of a normal ski resort. I have researched a ski resort to go to every winter for the past two years and I have had my eye on this place. I have been told by a family member that used to live there that Telluride is spectacular and by far the

“tattooed people”. The Arapaho tribe was known to live in the eastern plains of Colorado and Wyoming. Soon after the Plains culture was put into effect the tribe decided to split into two different tribes: the Northern Arapahos and the Southern Arapahos. The Northern Arapaho continue to live in Wyoming, while the Southern Arapaho lives with the Southern Cheyenne, in which the tribe were close allies during the Indian Wars, in Oklahoma. Unfortunately, there isn’t a direct historical evidence to show

The Mountain Meadows Massacre happened in Mountain Meadows Utah on September 11, 1857. Most of the victims of this massacre were from the state of Arkansas. Mountain Meadows is located in a mountain valley about 35 miles southwest of Cedar City, Utah. This group was part of the Baker-Fancher wagon train. How did the party run into the mormons? After leaving Arkansas, the wagon train traveled west into the Kansas and Nebraska Territories before getting into the Utah Territory. In Utah, the train headed

But when analyzing University Park, you must not forget the fact that the University of Denver is responsible for much of the development in this part of Denver. In the 1880’s, the Colorado Seminary found its new home as the University of Denver in University Park (Denver.org). With donations made by nearby landowners, the school could begin constructing their first buildings. The donors did have stipulations: There had to be plenty

The average annual rainfall in Colorado is 15 inches (38 centimeters). The rainfall in Denver ranges from 8 to 15 inches annually because of the dry conditions. The average snowfall in Denver is approximately 57 inches annually. Fall in Colorado is typically dry with little precipitation. Summer are low-humidity but can get very hot during the day. The threat of thunder storms is present. Spring in Colorado is very hit or miss. In spring one could see a blizzard, hail, sleet, or a light rain. This

Jon Benet Ramsey was born on August 6, 1990 in Atlanta Georgia and lived like any child would. She moved to Colorado at a young age and started competing in beauty pageants across the state. Other than being enrolled in beauty pageants, JonBenet lived a close to normal life. She attended High Peaks Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado. On December 26. 1996, JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the Ramsey's basement. It all started with a ransom note that was found by the mother, Patricia (Patsy)

I have chosen Sally Anne Thompson as my photographer of choice because of her style and her abilities. She is an animal lover and so am I. She has been a photographer for over fifty years. Sally Anne was born to be a photographer, she was the daughter of John de Forest Thompson. He worked for a fashion photography studio in Marylebone, London called Scaioni’s Studio. She took an apprenticeship under her father and starting in the darkroom. He was teaching her to become a fashion photographer

The North American prairies are an area from Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba down to southern Texas and Mexico, and approximately 1,000 miles from western Indiana westward to the Rocky Mountains. The American prairie covers about 1.4 million square miles, and is home to many plants and animals. The North American Prairie is considered a grassland, savanna, shrub land biome by scientists, Most of the plants in the north american prairies are small grasses and wild flowers with some type of thorn

The Death Trap Trail During the early 1800s, a 2,200 trail was used to travel from Oregon to Illinois(or vice versa) for Americans migrants to claim land and settle on the other side.Fur trappers and traders laid out the trail and were the ones to establish it.Migrants used the trail to seek a better life on the other side. The use of this trail was one of the important events of our American History.Americans were to travel with waggons along with family, supplies, animals, and anything else

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks The Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks are located in the Canadian Rockies, a mountain range in western Canada that encompasses several national parks, including Banff National Park, Jasper National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park. The history of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks dates back to 1885, when the government of Canada created the Rocky Mountains Park to protect the hot springs in Banff. This was the first national park established in Canada

Denver Colorado is rapidly becoming a hot spot for people who want a change of lifestyle, as well as a change of view. Denver and its Rocky Mountain surroundings adds all of that and some more. Weather wise, it can hardly be beat, yielding on average more than 300 sunny days per year. For those tired of clouds, rain, and humidity, Denver Colorado is the one great escape. People go to Denver and ultimately don't want to leave. With all of the great things about Denver, and people becoming residents

The pioneer families lived very differently in Nebraska during the 19th century. While we now have the comfort of an insulated homes and lots of food, the pioneer families had to cope without those luxuries. Among other things, the pioneers had to survive with sod houses, extreme weather, and lack of good food. One of the things the pioneers in Nebraska had to survive with were sod houses. Most of these sod houses consisted of dirt floors and wall. There were few that had the luxury of split

16, 2017 Local Environmental History of Telluride, Colorado “If you want to find a species wholly new to science and have your name inscribed Latinly in some secular version of an eternal rollbook, then your best bet is to come to the southern Appalachians, climb some obscure and snakey mountain where, as the saying goes, "the hand of man has never set foot," and start turning over rocks” (Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek). Telluride, Colorado, a city that began its journey in 1875 as a mining town

Columbine High School can forever be associated with the massacre that took place April 20, 1999. Dave Cullen, author of Columbine, captures the heart wrenching and cruel events that unfolded that April through his analysis of the normalities within the day and specific dialogue. Using many rhetorical devices, Cullen develops an agonizing emotion behind the terrible truth; it can happen anywhere. While spreading the terrible truth, he manages to also spread light on the events of April 20 in order

Fracking is not a new think it was invent seventy years ago in 1947(“ Thanks To Fracking, Earthquake Hazards In Parts Of Oklahoma Now Comparable To”).For most of those years it has been loosely regulated because people were further worried about what was happening with the coal industry. The fracking fluid starts in a tank then it moves through a pipe into a sand truck. Then the mixture is moved into the blending truck. It moves tough one more machine which is the frac pump that pumps it down into