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    The Ludlow Massacre

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    Although people have been taking a stand for what was right throughout history all around the world‚ none have affected the area of Southern Colorado as much as the events that took place at the Ludlow Mine Camp. Driven to stand against the rich mine owners‚ a small group fought and died for labor rights that are still in place an impacting workers today. While rich businessmen put the value of a load of coal or even a mule over that of a working man‚ the events that would come to be known as the

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    In the first chapter of the book‚ Native Peoples of the Southwest (Griffin-Pierce‚ 2000) we learn about the general history of the Native tribes of the Southwest. We learn of there independence and the periods of time they were taken over by other countries. It also talks of the land and those who dwelled there. It also gives us a little peak into there culture and their lives. This chapter was packed with information where we learned about different tribes homelands and past history with Spain‚

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    Xeriscaping

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    Xeriscape concept was developed in the 1980s by a team of Colorado landscapers and water providers as a part of a campaign to encourage water conservation through creative landscaping. For most of the country‚ more than half of residential water use goes to lawns and landscaping‚ so there are significant savings opportunities – from both conservation and financial standpoints. Xeriscaping can cut landscape water use by 70 % or more‚ according to Colorado State University Cooperative Extension agents. How

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    following the Civil War‚ white miners and settlers encouraged by the Homestead Act heard news about mineral wealth such as gold along the trails of the Colorado Mountains. The miners that came created legendary mining town in Summit County‚ Leadville and Silverton‚ but these areas were heavily penetrated within Ute territory. In 1876‚ the Colorado Statehood and the local newspaper at the time demanded the removal of Utes off the land‚ which could be mined‚ farmed and ranched. At the end of Mexican-American

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    Mesa Verde National Park

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    Mesa Verde National Park is a very large park that is located in Montezuma County in Colorado and used to be the home of the Anasazi people many years ago. It is located in the southwestern corner of Colorado (Anderson) and since Mesa Verde is essentially a plateau‚ it got the name Mesa Verde‚ which translates to green table in Spanish (Anderson). This area was populated with juniper trees and and pinons and all of that greenery encouraged the Anasazi people to make their homes on top of the plateau

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    Week 8 Lab 80

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    southeast US. Answer Key: A Question 8 of 9 10.0/ 10.0 Points In the image of dewpoint temperatures below‚ what region will have enough moisture to sustain severe weather? A.Southeast US northward to Iowa. B.Central Texas C.All of Kansas and Colorado. D.New

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    also known as "Cliffdwellers"‚ were a very artistic tribe. They were from the American Southwest and lived in caves in cliff walls. That’s where they got their name "Cliffdwellers". The Anasazi lived in present day Utah‚ Colorado‚ Arizona‚ and New Mexico in the region also known as the "Four Corners" for about 300 years. In about the 1300’s they started to leave their cliffdwellings to settle in smaller communities. Many historians think they abandonded

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    sparkling water sales For the first time since Prohibition‚ Coors Brewing Co. is selling a non-alcoholic beverage‚ a new product called Coors Rocky Mountain Sparkling Water‚ company officials said last week. The product goes on sale this week in Colorado‚ Arizona and Northern California cities that primarily are in the San Francisco area‚ Coors spokesman Heidi Buehler Nogues said. ’Bottled water is the fastest-growing beverage category in America‚’ John Recca‚ brand development manager‚ said in

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    this person. Do you guys know who he is? He was a graduate from University of Illinois and graduated with a 3.949GPA. He was studying neuroscience in the University of Colorado for his P.hD. As you can imagine‚ how hard working and smart this person is. Now‚ I want to ask you guys if you know of the mass shooting at a theater in Colorado? As you can guess‚ the two are related. He was the murderer in the aurora mass murder case. He killed at least 12 people‚ and injured close to 60 others. How can a

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    Adolph Coors Company was founded in 1873 in Golden Colorado by Adolph Coors‚ a German American brewer. Coors joined with another German immigrant‚ Jacob Schueler‚ but later bought out his partner in 1880 and became the sole owner of the brewery. Even through prohibition‚ the company managed to stay intact by expanding into other ventures such as Herold Porcelain‚ malted milk and a near beer production facility. By the end of prohibition‚ the company was one of few breweries that survived. For most

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