Chapter 5 Ad Astra Per Aspera: Kansas Becomes a State

Chapter 5 Ad Astra Per Aspera: Kansas Becomes a State Proposed the state motto and designed the state seal. John James Ingalls Confederate guerrilla who raided the town of Lawrence. William C. Quantrill Confederate general who fought in the battle of Mine Creek. Sterling Price Abolitionist who sent letters to newspapers in the east to report on territorial activities. Julia Louisa Lovejoy Comanche chief who spoke at the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaties. Ten Bears Kansas had a rough start in the first years of statehood because: Kansas was experiencing a serious drought and there was no money in the state treasury The Kansas state motto is written in Latin and means: to the stars through difficulty According to the Bill of Rights, all Kansans have the right to: freedom of speech and the right to worship according to their own beliefs The Executive Branch of Kansas government: includes the governor's office and is responsible for administering laws The Legislative Branch of Kansas government: makes and passes laws The judicial branch of Kansas government: interprets the laws of settles disagreements between people During the Civil War, most Kansans: supported the Union The First Kansas Colored Infantry: gained fame as the first black company to fight alongside white units General Sterling Price led Confederate troops into Kansas and was defeated: at the battle of mine creek It was the job of frontier soldiers to: keep peace between the Americans moving west and the Indians who lived in the West On January 29th every year we celebrate? Kansas Day The Constitution of the state of Kansas is also called the? Wyandotte The Governor and the Legislature works where? capitol During the Civil War what took place when both Kansans and Missourians made raids acros