I am pretty sure there are not too many car rides quite as boring as travelling across Kansas and eastern Colorado. After moving from Kansas City we’ve made the trip back and forth several times and while nothing on the long trek ever changes, one thought has always crossed my mind. Imagine, coming across these hills and fields in a wagon, with no roads, no signs, no buildings, no civilization. I can not imagine what they would have faced, but I can say that the explorers who set out on this
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the 19th Amendment by two votes over its two-thirds required majority. The amendment was then sent to the states for ratification. Within six days of the ratification process, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin each ratified the amendment. New York, Kansas, and Ohio followed on June 16, 1919. By March 1920, 35 states had approved the amendment, One state short of the two-thirds needed for ratification.
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The United States won its independance in 1787 they hoped this Union would last forever, but they knew it would not be that easy. In 1820, the United States had the same number of slave and free states. But in 1854 Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska act stating Kansas and Nebraska settlers could decide whether they wanted to be a slave or free state. Then in 1860, an abolitionist named Abraham Lincoln was elected president making eleven states secede from the Union. So, why did Texans chose to risk
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attend West Point, but because of financial issues he could not. Instead he attended a business college in Kansas City, but he was later forced to drop out because he could not afford tuition. In 1906 Truman started to work on the family farm with his father and brother. Truman worked on the farm for many years and then joined the national
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impacted Basie, helping to contribute to his minimalist style. Next, Basie began his professional music career in the vaudeville circuit in New York. He toured around the country for years with various acts. In 1927, Basie ended up stranded in Kansas City and settled there, playing piano along to silent movies. He became a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils in 1928. Basie played with the Blue Devils until the early part of 1929, when he left to play with other lesser-known bands. Towards the
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Wilt Chamberlain Athlete Wilt Norman Chamberlain is famous basketball player in the NBA and Wilt was born August 21,1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania he was known as Wilt Silit for his 7?1 frame and he hated that nickname Wilt Silit but it stayed with him for the rest of his life. Wilt was fifth of the nine children that were by his parents and raised by William and Olivia Chamberlain and he had two siblings that didn?t survive infancy by his parents. Wilt father worked as a janitor
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Assignment 10 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1773 aroused both strong opposition in both the North and South. The Republican Party dedicated itself to stop the extension of slavery but they lacked constitutional authority to interfere with slavery in the south. After the victory of the Mexican war there were fifteen slave states. The large amount of land acquired left a question of whether or not slavery would be extended to the new land. Congress could not bar slavery’s expansion. The decision
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Avcorp was a little company, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas that provided mailing also, shipping software and hardware. Lonnie Smith was the primary African-American to join the Avcorp deals compel and remained the main African-American deals delegate amid the whole of his business. As a business agent, Smith was in charge of offering Avcorp's mailing machines to huge organizations. All business delegates were required to wind up noticeably confirmed on item show abilities for each of the machines
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The Coming of the Civil War The American Nation A History of the United States Angelica Johnson The Civil war was a very long and tedious battle that separated a country that had worked so hard to achieve its liberation from Europe and religious persecution. The new America had fought against many different enemies to achieve its own freedom. When the Mayflower set sail to rid itself of religious persecution, they found an uncharted territory to live free. Years later
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The Tuskegee airmen helped the US come to a victory. Tuskegee airmen were a popular name of a group of African-American military pilots (fighter and bomber) who fought in World War II. Formally, they formed the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. Tuskegee Airmen- The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African Americans to serve as military advisors in the US armed forces, distinctly for flying during World War. The African Airmen were selected
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