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Upon the arrival of the first Europeans, the region was populated by indigenous
Indian tribes (Wichitas, Pawnees, Kansas, Apaches). The Spaniards, commissioned
by Francisco de Coronado, toured the region in 1541. There was a trade in the
skin from 1682 to 1739. The region was sold by Napoleon Bonaparte to the
United States in 1803, at the same time as Louisiana. The first American
explorers in 1804 were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (Lewis and Clark
expedition, 1804-1806). Kansas territory was open to settlers on May 30, 1854.
Dissensions immediately divided these: Was Kansas going to join the Union as a
slave state or as a non-slave state? These divisions persisted during the
Sécession war and gave rise to bloody confrontations between slavery and
abolitionist colonists. Kansas finally joined the Union in 1861 as a free
(non-slavery) state. Southern guérillas was victim during Sécession war. The
development of railways (Union Pacific, Santa Fe) in the years that followed was
the cause of the state's prosperity.
During the 1870s, agriculture took on a new dimension when a variety of
wheat, resistant to harsh winters, was introduced in the state. In 1900, any
Kansas colonized. The mechanization of production and the commercialization of
products brought agriculture into the great American capitalism, during the
twentieth and century. The exploration of the subsoil (fossil energies) and the
implantation of new industries (aeronautics) allowed the economy to diversify.
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Provides a list of all holidays in the state of Kansas when both banks and
schools are closed, including national wide and world holidays, such as New
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Universities in Kansas
Kansas State University in
Manhattan
Kansas State University was founded in 1863, making it the oldest university in
the state of Kansas. Since 1875, the university has been on its current campus
in the city of Manhattan. Kansas State University is a renowned university in
the fields of atomic, molecular and optical physics as well as in the field of
cell and developmental biology. In 2008 part of the campus was devastated by a
tornado. Erin Brockovich also studied at Kansas State University, who was made a
memorial by filming with Julia Roberts. Around 24,000 students are currently
studying at the following faculties:
- architecture
- Agricultural sciences
- Engineering
- art
- medicine
- pedagogy
- Economics
Washburn University in Topeka
The state-owned Washburn University in the city of Topeka was founded in 1865,
at that time still under the name Lincoln College. The Mulvane Art Museum and
Crane Observatory are further attractions on the university campus.
Approximately 7,300 students are currently studying at Washburn University.
Haskell Indian Nations
University in Lawrence
The state Haskell Indian Nations University is a special university because it
is only for members of Indian tribes.
Haskell Indian Nations University is located in the city of Lawrence in
northeast Kansas.
The history of the facility dates back to 1884, when it was founded as a
boarding school for Indian children to remove them from their culture and to
transform them. Only since 1993 has the university been the opposite. About
1,000 students study at Haskell Indian Nations University. The Haskell Indian
Nations University has a very beautiful campus, on which there are 12 buildings
that are on the list of historic places.
University of Kansas in Lawrence
The state University of Kansas in the city of Lawrence is the largest in Kansas
with approximately 30,000 enrolled students. The university was founded in 1865
and the University of Kansas was the first US university to introduce sociology.
The main campus is located in Lawrence, but the University of Kansas has other
campuses in Kansas City, Kansas, Overland Park, Parsons, Wichita, and Topeka.
With the former student Vernon L. Smith, the University of Kansas also has a
Nobel Prize winner (economics). The University also includes the Kansas Natural
History Museum and the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. The following
faculties exist at the university:
- architecture
- Humanities
- Health sciences
- Engineering
- journalism
- art
- medicine
- pedagogy
- pharmacy
- physics
- law Sciences
- Social sciences
- Economics
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