Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial
If I went West, I think I would
go to Kansas.
--Abraham Lincoln
1860
From its beginnings, this place we now call Kansas
was a land of fertile soil and bountiful natural resources. The native
people were here for centuries.
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Historical Perspective
The Kansas-Nebraska Bill was passed by the U.S. Congress in May 1854
creating a territory on its way to statehood. During the ensuing seven-year
drama, "Bleeding Kansas" drew national attention while the
issue of slavery was debated and the native populations were dispersed.
In 1861 Kansas was admitted as the 34th state in the Union leading to
the outbreak of Civil War.
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The Kansas Territorial Sesquicentennial Commission was created to commemorate
this historic period.
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