Imagine that you are a reporter for a New York City newspaper in 1865. You are sent to Colorado to write an in-depth story on the incident at Sand Creek. You gather as material for your story the documents in this unit. Write an article describing what happened at Sand Creek and the events leading up to it, telling the story as fairly and accurately as you can. Remember that your readers are unfamiliar with the place and the time and will need you to help them understand the circumstances around the events.
Using the sites below, create a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation on the Sand Creek incident, the Colorado gold rush, and life among the Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples.
Denver Public Library, Western History Collection: digital.denverlibrary.org/
Library of Congress, American Memory: memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?format=Photograph