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Kansas is a beautiful state located in the mid-western part of the United States. Kansas is home to my favorite college basketball team, the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The Jayhawks are my favorite NCAA basketball team and this is why I decided to do my report on the state of Kansas.
HISTORY & CLIMATE
Kansas has three climate types. The eastern part of Kansas has lots of rainfall, high humidity and less sunshine. ... The western part Kansas has the high plains and is the tallest, driest part of the state. ... The new land included most of the state of Kansas.
Congress passed laws in 1830 and 1834 to use large sections of Kansas as a place for the Indians to resettle. White people were forbidden to enter Kansas. ... The Santa Fe Trail goes through the entire state of Kansas and thousands of people traveled this route. ... About 300,000 pioneers traveled through Kansas, by 1843, on the Oregon Trail. ...
In 1854, Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. ... These fights earned the area the nickname Bleeding Kansas.
Statehood did not come easy for Kansas. ... Voters and Congress approved the Kansas State Constitution in October of 1859 and then on January 29, 1861 Kansas became the 34th state of the United States of America.
Approximate Word count = 1023
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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