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Period: Jan 1, 1541 to
Kansas' history
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Jul 11, 1541
Discovery
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was the first european to set foot in modern day Kansas. It was originally inhabited by Indians. -
The Louisiana Purchase
Most of Kansas is purchased from Napoleon Bonapart. However, southwest Kansas belonged to Spain, Mexico and the Republic of Texas. -
Fort Leavenworth
The first settlement of white Americans in Kansas. Kansas was still not officially a state. -
End of the Mexican-American War
The end of the Mexican-American War. Southwestern Kansas is freed from Spain, Mexico and the Republic of Texas. -
Bleeding Kansas
1854 to 1860. Anti-slavery and pro_slavery settlers battle for popular sovereignty. Kansas became a free state. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed. Nebraska and Kansas are added to the United States as territories. -
Welcome to the US
Kansas was admitted to the US as the 34th state. Kansas was also a free state. -
Quantrill's Raid
William Quantrill leads a raid on Lawrence, Kansas. He lead several hundred men and killed nearly 200 people. -
Exodusters
Kansas territory is sold to exodusters for $5. -
No Alcoholic Beverages
Due to "cowboy" violence, Kansas became the first state to adopt a Constitution banning alcoholic beverages. -
Dwight D. Eisehower
Born in Texas, this future president moved to Abiline, Kansas in 1892 where he enlisted in the military. -
Amelia Earhart
Bron and raised in Atchison, Kansas. Amelia Earhart was the first woman pilot to attempt a circumnavigational flight around the world. -
The death of a President
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is burried in the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abiline, Kansas. -
The Flag
Kansas adopted its flag in 1927. It portrays 34 stars, a sunrise overshadowing a farmer plowing a field, a log cabin, a steam boat and a wagon. -
First female govorner.
Joan Finney, Kansas' first female governor is elected.
