1. Ad Astra Per Aspera Kansas Becomes a State

2. Look at the picture on page 96-97 Read the picture caption on the right sidebar. What exaggerations do you see in the picture?

3. What is the date of Kansas’ birthday? What are some of the difficulties that Kansas endured before it became a state? Why was it not possible for Kansas to ask the Federal government for help?

4. What problems were present after Kansas became a state? What is the state motto for Kansas? What does it mean in English? Why is this appropriate for our state? Look at the Kansas State Seal on page 100 Why were those items placed on the seal?

5. What is a Bill of Rights? How can the Constitutions of both the U.S. and Kansas be changed? How is the Kansas Constitution different from the U.S. Constitution?

6. What are the three levels of government ? What are the three branches of government? Define these words – Ordinances – Revenue – Representative government – vetoes

7. Complete the Worksheet titled: “The Three Branches of Government: Comparing the Federal and State governments”.

8. Read the information about the Civil War on pages 108 – 110 List 6 Kansas accomplishments during the Civil War. What were three of these accomplishments that other states can not claim?

9. Explain how guerrilla warfare differed from full military battles. One-half of the class will write a summary of Quantrill’s raid on Lawrence. One-half of the class will write a summary of the Battle of Mine Creek. Be sure to answer the questions who, what, when, where, why, how. Each group chooses someone to share their summaries.

10. What was the real reason the U.S. Government wanted to make peace with the Native Americans? Why would reservation life be bad for the Native Americans? Read the excerpt from Ten Bears speech and answer the questions posed in the introduction. What were the terms of the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty? Why was the Peace Treaty not successful? What ultimately put an end to the frontier?