2. Colorado
● www.colorado.gov
● State Flag of Colorado:
● 5,116,796 people inhabit Colorado
● capital: Denver, Colorado
3. Colorado (continued)
● "Nothin Without the Deity"-motto
● State Flower: White and Lavender
Columbine
● Some Tourist Attractions
○ Denver Zoo
○ Pikes Peak
○ Garden of the Gods
○ Denver Airport
6. History of Colorado
● Started 13,000 years ago with Native
Americans
○ Diverse tribes
● Founded on July 11, 1598
● Colorado War
○ Armed conflict between the U.S. and some Native
American tribes (1863-1865)
● Was just a spanish territory until August 1st
1876
○ Enabling Act passed on March 3rd 1875
○ By August of '76 it reachte hood
7. State Information
Colleges
● University of Phoenix
● University of Denver
State Nickname- Centennial State
State Animal- Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep
State Bird- Lark Bunting
Famous People- Tim Allen Actor, Zachary Ty
Bryan.
8. The Shooting
● July 2012
○ 12 people shot and killed
○ 58 injured
○ Aurora shooting
○ James Holmes walked into a movie Theatre
○ He had 3 guns
○ Randomly fired on people leaving
○ Midnight showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises
9. Geographic size/Location of Colorado
● Colorado is 104,091 square miles
● Western/Central
● Rocky mountains run through it
● Highest point in U.S. (peak of rockies)
● Cool and temperate
