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 The state motto of Kansas is "Ad astra per aspera," which translates as "to the stars through difficulties".[([[https://kuinfo.ku.edu/what-does-ad-astra-aspera-mean|kuinfo]])]
+===== Native American Tribes =====
+Several Native American tribes live in Kansas, including the Wichita, Pawnee, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, Kiowa-Apache, Arikara, and Comanche.[([[https://www.archives.gov/research/native-americans/pictures|archives]])]
+===== Indian Removal Act =====
+President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830, which transferred native tribes to colonies in the United States Midwest, many of which were in Kansas.[([[https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/the-early-republic/age-of-jackson/a/indian-removal|khanacademy]])]
+===== Kansas-Nebraska Act =====
+The Kansas-Nebraska Act was approved by Congress in 1854, permitting settlers to come to the area. Northern and southern states competed to send the most settlers into the new region in order to determine whether slavery would be permitted.[([[https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/kansas-nebraska-act|archives]])]
+===== Bleeding Kansas =====
+Fighting erupted between Kansas settlers who supported the legalization of slavery in the new territory and those who did not, earning the state the moniker "Bleeding Kansas".[([[https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/bleeding-kansas|history]])]
+===== Origin Of Civil War =====
+Due to infighting among settlers over the legitimacy of slavery, historians frequently blame the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 as the origin of the Civil War.[([[https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/kansas-nebraska-act|history]])]
+===== 4 Seperate State Constitutions =====
+After four separate state constitutions were prepared, Kansas was finally designated a slave-free state.[([[https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansas-constitutions/16532|kshs]])]
+===== Civil War Losses =====
+Kansas lost more men during the Civil War than any other state in the Union.[([[https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-and-the-centennial-of-the-civil-war/13173|kshs]])]
+===== Brown v. Board of Education =====
+The Topeka, Kansas, school system was essential to the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, which eliminated "separate but equal" discrimination legislation.[([[https://www.britannica.com/event/Brown-v-Board-of-Education-of-Topeka|britannica]])]
+===== Dodge City =====
+Despite Chicago's reputation as Windy City, Dodge City in southwest Kansas is the true champion, with average wind speeds of 14 miles per hour.[([[https://weatherspark.com/y/5269/Average-Weather-in-Dodge-City-Kansas-United-States-Year-Round|weatherspark]])]
+===== Wizard Of Oz =====
+The iconic children's novel The Wizard of Oz is set in Kansas before Dorothy is whisked away by a tornado to the mythical realm of Oz.[([[https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Wonderful-Wizard-of-Oz|britannica]])]
+===== Fought With The North =====
+During the Civil War, Kansas fought with the North.[([[https://www.kshs.org/p/civil-war-in-kansas/16839|kshs]])]
+===== Great Soldier State =====
+After the Civil War, Kansas received the moniker "Great Soldier State" because many soldiers relocated there when the conflict ended.[([[https://www.kshs.org/kansapedia/kansas/17702|kshs]])]
+===== Women's Rights =====
+Kansas was a forerunner in women's rights, with its constitution granting women property and voting rights before the federal government imposed such measures.[([[https://www.history.com/news/the-state-where-women-voted-long-before-the-19th-amendment|history]])]
+===== First Civil Rights Movement =====
+In 1958, the first Civil Rights Movement lunch counter sit-in took place at the Dockum Drug store in Wichita, Kansas.[([[https://www.visitwichita.com/blog/post/dockum-drugstore-sit-in-why-it-matters-to-wichitas-rich-cultural-history/|visitwichita]])]
+===== Celebrities =====
+Harrison Ford (Star Wars, Indiana Jones), Dianne Wiest (Footloose, Hannah and Her Sisters), and Ellie Kemper (The Office, The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt) were all born in Kansas.[([[https://www.visitkc.com/filmtourism/celebrities|visitkc]])]

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