Pottawatomie Massacre — The Pottawatomie Massacre occurred during the night of May 24 and the morning of May 25, 1856. In reaction to the sacking of Lawrence (Kansas) by pro slavery forces, John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers (some of them members of the… … Wikipedia
History of Kansas — The history of Kansas is rich with the lore of the American Old West. Located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, the U.S. state of Kansas was the home of nomadic Native American tribes who hunted the vast herds of bison. The region first… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Kansas history — For a detailed description of the events in the Kansas area, see History of Kansas .The timeline of Kansas is rich with the lore of the American West. Located on the eastern edge of the Great Plains, the U.S. state of Kansas was the home of… … Wikipedia
John Brown (abolitionist) — John Brown Daguerreotype of Brown, ca.1856. Born May 9, 1800(1800 05 09) Torrington, Connecticut Died … Wikipedia
Bleeding Kansas — Part of Prelude to American Civil War Date 1854 to 1860 Location Kansas and Missouri Result … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Potawatomi Trail of Death — The Potawatomi Trail of Death was the forced removal by United States forces from September 4 to November 4, 1838, of 859 members of the Potawatomi nation from a place near Plymouth, Indiana, to the location of present day Osawatomie, Kansas, a… … Wikipedia
Manhattan — /man hat n/, or, esp. for 1, 2, /meuhn /, n. 1. Also called Manhattan Island. an island in New York City surrounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem rivers. 131/2 mi. (22 km) long; 21/2 mi. (4 km) greatest width; 221/4 sq. mi. (58 sq. km). 2. a… … Universalium
