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The Path to Statehood: The Centennial State in 1876
Explain how Colorado became the 38th state in 1876 during America's centennial year.
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Colorado: Conflict, Statehood, and the Silver Era
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Examine the impact of settlement on Indigenous nations, Colorado's path through territorial status to statehood, and the late-19th-century silver boom.
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Learning standards covered
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.
SS.4.4.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesDescribe the origins, structures, and functions of the Colorado government.