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A New History of Kansas (1895) online; Miner, Craig. Kansas: The History of the Sunflower State, 1854–2000 (2002) (ISBN 0-7006-1215-7), the newest standard history; Napier, Rita, ed. Kansas and the West: New Perspectives (University Press of Kansas, 2003), 416pp; essays by scholars; Rich, Everett, ed.
After the war, Kansas was home to Wild West towns servicing the cattle trade. With the railroads came heavy immigration from the East, from Europe, and from Freedmen called "Exodusters". For much of its history, Kansas has had a rural economy based on wheat and other crops, supplemented by oil and railroads. Since 1945 the farm population has ...
The bulk of Kansas Territory east of 25° west from Washington was admitted as the thirty-fourth state, Kansas. The remainder became unorganized territory. [214] [233] February 8, 1861 The Confederate States of America was formed by representatives of the seceded states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina. [234]
The colony was captured by the Dutch in 1655 and merged into New Netherland, with most of the colonists remaining. Years later, the entire New Netherland colony was incorporated into England's colonial holdings. The colony of New Sweden introduced Lutheranism to America in the form of some of the continent's oldest European churches. [40]
Another colony, named Montefiore, was founded by fifteen families in Pratt County in 1884. Due to intense drought in its first two years, most of the residents left and moved to New Jersey . [ 17 ] The most successful community in Kansas, named Lasker, was founded in 1885 and grew to a population of 200 by 1887.
Allison, 62, has been teaching at Granby High for 26 years. One of the highlights of his career came in 2008, when Obama visited his classroom while on the campaign trail.
1559 - Tristan de Luna founded the first short-lived settlement Pensacola, Florida. 1565 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founds St. Augustine, Florida. Spanish. [1] 1579 – Francis Drake claims New Albion for England. 1585 – The Roanoke Colony is founded. English. [1] 1588 – England and its Dutch allies defeat the Spanish Armada.
Jul. 5—CONCORD It seems unthinkable that a time would come when the Granite State no longer produces granite. ... he gave the workers $500 for each year of service. One longtime employee got a ...