All Things Kansas
Abolitionist who led the Pottawatomie John Brown
Massacre and later raided Harpers Ferry
1954 Supreme Court case originating in Brown v. Board of Education
Topeka that declared school segregation
unconstitutional
Spanish explorer who searched Kansas for Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
the mythical "Seven Cities of Gold" (Quivira)
in 1541
Famous temperance activist known for Carry A. Nation
smashing saloons with a hatchet
34th U.S. President and Supreme Allied Dwight D. Eisenhower
Commander in WWII, raised in Abilene
Date Kansas was admitted to the Union as January 29, 1861
the 34th state
Page 1 of 16
,All Things Kansas
Nickname given to African Americans who Exodusters
migrated to Kansas from the South in the
late 1870s
Native American tribe for whom the state is The Kansa (or Kaw)
named (meaning "People of the South
Wind")
The path of the Santa Fe Trail began in this Independence (or Westport)
Missouri town and crossed Kansas
Severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s The Dust Bowl
that devastated Kansas agriculture
Capital city of Kansas Topeka
Largest city in Kansas by population Wichita
Geographic region in eastern Kansas The Flint Hills
containing the last vast stand of tallgrass
prairie
Page 2 of 16
, All Things Kansas
Highest point in Kansas (located in Wallace Mount Sunflower
County)
Two major rivers that join at Junction City to The Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers
form the Kansas River
River that flows through Wichita and Arkansas River
eventually joins the Mississippi
Geologic formation in western Kansas Niobrara Chalk (or Smoky Hill Chalk)
famous for chalk monoliths like Castle Rock
Number of counties in Kansas 105
Kansas shares its northern border with this Nebraska
state
Kansas shares its eastern border with this Missouri
state
Kansas State Motto (Latin) Ad Astra Per Aspera
Page 3 of 16
Abolitionist who led the Pottawatomie John Brown
Massacre and later raided Harpers Ferry
1954 Supreme Court case originating in Brown v. Board of Education
Topeka that declared school segregation
unconstitutional
Spanish explorer who searched Kansas for Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
the mythical "Seven Cities of Gold" (Quivira)
in 1541
Famous temperance activist known for Carry A. Nation
smashing saloons with a hatchet
34th U.S. President and Supreme Allied Dwight D. Eisenhower
Commander in WWII, raised in Abilene
Date Kansas was admitted to the Union as January 29, 1861
the 34th state
Page 1 of 16
,All Things Kansas
Nickname given to African Americans who Exodusters
migrated to Kansas from the South in the
late 1870s
Native American tribe for whom the state is The Kansa (or Kaw)
named (meaning "People of the South
Wind")
The path of the Santa Fe Trail began in this Independence (or Westport)
Missouri town and crossed Kansas
Severe drought and dust storms in the 1930s The Dust Bowl
that devastated Kansas agriculture
Capital city of Kansas Topeka
Largest city in Kansas by population Wichita
Geographic region in eastern Kansas The Flint Hills
containing the last vast stand of tallgrass
prairie
Page 2 of 16
, All Things Kansas
Highest point in Kansas (located in Wallace Mount Sunflower
County)
Two major rivers that join at Junction City to The Republican and Smoky Hill Rivers
form the Kansas River
River that flows through Wichita and Arkansas River
eventually joins the Mississippi
Geologic formation in western Kansas Niobrara Chalk (or Smoky Hill Chalk)
famous for chalk monoliths like Castle Rock
Number of counties in Kansas 105
Kansas shares its northern border with this Nebraska
state
Kansas shares its eastern border with this Missouri
state
Kansas State Motto (Latin) Ad Astra Per Aspera
Page 3 of 16
