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  1. www.history.com › kansas-enters-the-unionKansas enters the Union | January 29, 1861 | HISTORY

    Nov 13, 2009 · On January 29, 1861, Kansas is admitted to the Union as free state. It was the 34th state to join the Union. The struggle between pro- and anti-slave forces in Kansas was a major factor in...

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kansas_TerritoryKansas Territory - Wikipedia

    The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, [2] until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the free state of Kansas.

  3. civilwaronthewesternborder.org › timeline › kansasKansas Becomes a State | Civil War on the Western Border: The ...

    On January 21, 1861, the U.S. Senate finally approves the Wyandotte Constitution, which will admit Kansas into the Union as a free state. On January 29, President James Buchanan signs the bill approving the constitution, and Kansas becomes the 34th state after almost seven years of political and sometimes violent conflict.

  4. www.history.com › topics › us-statesKansas - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · Its path to statehood was long and bloody: After the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opened the two territories to settlement and allowed the new settlers to determine whether the states would be...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_KansasHistory of Kansas - Wikipedia

    The Kansas Pacific main line shown on an 1869 map. In 1863, the Union Pacific Eastern Division (renamed the Kansas Pacific in 1869) was authorized by the United States Congress 's Pacific Railway Act to create the southerly branch of the transcontinental railroad alongside the Union Pacific.

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  7. www.britannica.com › place › KansasKansas - Plains, Agriculture, History | Britannica

    Oct 26, 2024 · Kansas entered the Union as a free state in 1861. During the American Civil War, two-thirds of Kansas men of military age enlisted in the Union Army, and, with nearly 8,500 dead or wounded, Kansas suffered the highest rate of casualties (in proportion to its population) of any state in the Union.

  8. www.kshs.org › p › when-kansas-became-a-stateWhen Kansas Became a State - Kansas Historical Society

    Kansas had been admitted as the 34th state of the Union. Joyful as the news was, it was not unexpected. For four years Kansans had been attempting to write a constitution under which the territory might be admitted as a state.

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