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Stephen Long and the Great American Desert Myth
Analyze Long's 1820 map and report describing the Great Plains as uninhabitable desert.
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Explorers, Mountain Men, and the Fur Trade
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Trace early European and American expeditions and analyze the economic and cultural impact of the fur trade era.
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SS.4.1.1Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze primary and secondary sources from multiple points of view to develop an understanding of the history of Colorado.
SS.4.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDescribe the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in Colorado history and their relationship to key events in the United States within the same historical period.