Overview
About the event
Colorado Day
The US state of Colorado has likely been inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years, including Puebloans, Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne and others. The first Europeans to settle in the area that is now Colorado came in the early 17th century from Spain, and the area had its share of various explorers, trappers, traders and settlers over the next two centuries.
In 1803, the United States gained claim to the eastern portion of Colorado through the Louisiana Purchase. Several decades later, Colorado was established as a state on August 1, 1876 after President Ulysses S. Grant gave his approval for the territory to join as the 38th state in the Union. This admittance as a state came after quite a difficult journey of more than a decade.
In the 1860s, Colorado requested statehood through a bill which was approved by Congress but then President Andrew Johnson vetoed the request twice. Although Johnson claimed that it was because the population was too small or that the people didn�??t really want statehood as it would create a tax burden, historians suspect his motivations were much less honorable.
The US state of Colorado has likely been inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years, including Puebloans, Apache, Arapaho, Cheyenne and others. The first Europeans to settle in the area that is now Colorado came in the early 17th century from Spain, and the area had its share of various explorers, trappers, traders and settlers over the next two centuries.
In 1803, the United States gained claim to the eastern portion of Colorado through the Louisiana Purchase. Several decades later, Colorado was established as a state on August 1, 1876 after President Ulysses S. Grant gave his approval for the territory to join as the 38th state in the Union. This admittance as a state came after quite a difficult journey of more than a decade.
In the 1860s, Colorado requested statehood through a bill which was approved by Congress but then President Andrew Johnson vetoed the request twice. Although Johnson claimed that it was because the population was too small or that the people didn�??t really want statehood as it would create a tax burden, historians suspect his motivations were much less honorable.
