Why did various people of various cultures migrate to and settle in the Rocky Mountain region?
A study in Colorado’s early history and geography.
This unit is a study in the ways that human interactions among people and cultures that have been a part of Colorado’s history have helped shape the area before it was Colorado. Students will examine the major events in Colorado history through the arrival of Europeans, connecting to events in US history that happened at the same time. Through the study of groups such as Paleo-Indians, Ancestral Puebloans, other Native Americans and European explorers, students will consider how the physical places in Colorado changed and developed because of human activity as well as how people use geographic factors in creating settlements. They will consider multiple perspectives in examining the interactions between these groups of people that lived in or migrated to Colorado. The standards addressed in this unit are history and geography.
What considerations did peoples of Colorado look for in the areas they chose to live?
A study in Colorado’s westward expansion: history, geography and economics of various settlements.
This unit is a study in the ways that continued settlement by various groups in Colorado impacted the people already living there, shaped the land, and led to both positive and negative interactions. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources as they examine the impact of groups who migrated and settled in Colorado as a result of the gold rush, mining, trappers and traders, and westward expansion. Fourth graders will consider the economic factors that led groups of people to migrate to and settle in Colorado. Students study the geography of the area, including the use of geographic tools and grid systems to examine how places have changed and developed over time. The standards addressed in this unit are history, geography and economics.
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