trappers and explores Flashcards
Describe how the Two Buttes was created?
The Mountain is a laccolith- a type of volcanic formation which occurs when lava forces itself.
What was discovered in the Mountain in 1914? How much?
Discover gold and sliver - sank 3 tunnels around $154,53
Describe Southeastern Colorado 180-135 million years ago.
Jurassic Period - Partially by water
How do we know dinosaurs once tracked across Powers Country?
Left tracks in the mud ( foot prints)
First “ Human” to live in or travel through Southeastern Colorado?
The Folsom Man
What are the two methods of writing on rocks?
Petroglyphs - carved into rocks
Pictographs - printed on rocks
Earliest petroglyphs?
Great basin curvilinear
What did these early petroglyphs consist of?
Abstract Geometric designs/ grids/ spirals
Second era of rock writing
Scratched into rock not peaked
What makes this era unique from the first period?
More than 4 marks usually extend along the horizontal line
Third era of rock writing
Scratched/ abraded into sand stone ( Plains Indian)
Unique features of third era
Contains figure not just lines and patterns / animals
What does Bertz consider to be the “modern era” of rock writing? `
Graffiti/JJ/ML/
Who were the first Europeans to clam Southeast Colorado ?
Spanish
What happen too much of the Spanish history of this era?
Unrecorded and destory
Name of the major Indian town to the northwest of lamar
El Cuartelejo
What did Indians from this area survive on?
Staple foods and meats / wild plums and grapes
What did the Indians from this era use to help travel ?
Dogs/ horses
What Group of Indians seemed to occupy the territory near or around lamar during the 1500s?
Apaches Cuartelejo
Coronado was searching for whats in his expedition of 1540?
Quivera
Describe the three possible routes Coronado took when returning from his expedition.
- SE Corner CO
- Oklahoma River
- Mountain/ power route
Next Europeans to come through Powers Country after Coronado?
Father Juan de padilla/ Andres
What motivated the Spanish to explore this area in the late 1600s and early 1700s?
Finding the Straight of anian
What did Ulibarri discover at tachichichi?
A plans of the Surprise Attack
Described the Vlaverde’s meeting with Indians during his expedition of 1719.
He promised to fight but then leaves
Who were the first recorded French explorers to cross Powers Country?
Pierre and Paul Mallet brothers
What drove French travel through the Arkansas Valley?
Santa FE / trade/ trapping
Why did the French offer the Louisiana Territory to Spain during the French Indian War?
To avoid to losing their territory to the british
What treaty gave the Louisiana Territory back to the french in 1800?
San Ii Franzo
What did Napoleon do in 1803 with the Louisiana Territory?
He sold to the U.S for 15 million dollars
What did the Spanish agree on as the Northern most boundary of New Spain?
Who controlled the area north of this border?
The Arkansas boundary
U.S/ Spanish
