The Buffalo Soldiers.
The Buffalo Soldiers After the long and bloody civil war, a group of African-Americans emerged, some former slaves, some not. This group...
Transportation During the Civil War
What were the major types of travel by land? horse Horse were liked for transportation because of their endurance, speed, strength, and...
How Popular Sovereignty Saved Kansas
We’ve all heard of the Kansas Nebraska Act. But do we know what it did for the territory? In 1820, Missouri decided it was time to become...
The Underground Railroad...in Kansas?
The Underground Railroad was a pathway built in 1787 for slaves because of the fact that their masters severely mistreated them, like not...
Kansas in the Civil War
As you may or may not know the Civil War was between the North and the South because the Southern states wanted slavery and the North did...
John Brown: Hero or Villain?
John Brown was an abolitionist who was born in Torrington, Connecticut, he moved to Kansas almost as soon as it was opened for...
The Charles Sumner Beatdown
Charles Sumner was known for his deep commitment for civil rights and became an anti slavery leader in the late 1840s. One of his famous...
Bleeding Kansas, and the KS-MO Border War
Bleeding Kansas. It was a time before the Civil War. Blood was shed, and fires were burnt, but it wasn’t all violence. There was a lot of...
The Sacking of Lawrence
The “official war” was in 1861 but violence started before that, “Bleeding kansas”. Do you know about the sacking of Lawrence? If not...
Who's First?
Today everyone from Kindergarten to 100 years old knows about Lewis and Clark, some even know about the other explorers. You will find...
