Chief Joseph lived a long time ago. He was Native American, a leader of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce tribe. He had one Anglo name, but a long native name: “Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt.” His Nez Perce name meant: “Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain.” Joseph wanted to live in peace. He became a chief and ended…
Sacagawea and her story is nothing short of amazing. In March 1801, Thomas Jefferson became the 3rd President of the United States. At that time, the western boundary of the United States was the Mississippi River. In 1803, Napoleon and France were having trouble with their colonies in the Americas. France was also facing the…
Well, there was this war. The loser of the war had to agree to give up something. The loser agreed to give up a huge amount of land. That land was Colorado and a large area that included what is now Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Utah. The winner? You guessed it: the…
