2. Academic Raceway 500

3. Welcome to the Academic Raceway 500 Complete Three Races to Win the Academic Trophy Qualifying Lap Atlanta Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500 Click here to begin. Click here to begin.

4. Qualifying Lap QUALIFYING LAP Click on the key to start

5. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1858 1876 Gold was first discovered near Denver in what year?

6. Click here to go back to the correct Pit Stop and have your car repaired. You’ve Crashed!

7. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. Congress established the Colorado territory in what year? 1861 1863

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9. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. The U. S. acquired eastern Colorado from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase in what year? 1815 1803

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11. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1848. 1867. Mexico ceded western Colorado to United States by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in what year?

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13. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1836 1863 Denver linked to the east coast by telegraph in what year?

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15. Congratulations! You’ve Qualified! Click here to go to your first race.

16. Atlanta Motor Speedway Click on the key to start

17. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1906 1926 United States Mint in Denver issued its first coins in what year?

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19. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. Sand Creek Massacre kills 163 Indians, mostly women and children in what year? 1864 1876

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21. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. Federal government established Amache, a camp for Japanese-Americans who were relocated from their homes on the West Coast? 1950 1942

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23. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1881. 1850. Ute tribes moved onto reservations in what year?

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25. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1967 1976 A cloudburst on the Big Thompson River resulted in a massive flood in Larimer County, killing more than 145 people.

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27. Congratulations! You’ve Completed the First Race! Click here to go to your final race to win the Academic Cup.

28. Indianapolis 500 INDIANAPOLIS 500 Click on the key to start

29. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1870 1860 Railroad connections in Colorado were established with the East in what year?

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31. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. Desegregation of schools in Denver began in what year? 1974 1965

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33. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. Colorado adopted prohibition in what year? 1925 1916

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35. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1876 1867 Colorado became the 38th state in what year?

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37. Pick the right pit stop to win the race. 1868 1859 The first newspaper in the region, the Rocky Mountain News, was published in what year?

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39. Congratulations! You’ve Won the Trophy! THE WINNER’S CIRCLE