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Lower Plains: Kansas, Nebraska
Internet Resources
Find out more about the geology of Kansas, including its fossils, on the
information-packed GeoKansas website.
The Kansas Historical Society provides a wealth of educational materials on the
state’s history and heritage at its website.
Browse this searchable online encyclopedia to find more information about
specific topics in Kansas history.
The Amelia Earhart Museum’s website includes information about the legendary
pilot, as well as a digitized archive of historic newspaper clippings from the 1920s
and 1930s.
Text-Dependent Questions
1. Why was the territory of Kansas referred to as “Bleeding Kansas” in the 19th century?
2. What factors contributed to the Dust Bowl?
3. Name three of Kansas’s top agricultural products.
Research Project
Through the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the federal government moved more than
10,000 Native Americans from the East into lands west of the Mississippi. Using the
Internet or your school library, learn more about the tribes that were moved into Kansas.
Pick one or two of these tribes to research in more depth. Find out more about their his-
tory, cultural traditions, and original lands, as well as the challenges they faced after
removal to Kansas.