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This article advertises the many reasons that settlers should come to Kansas, including the pleasant climate and rich natural resources. The unnamed author also promises that immigrants who are willing to work hard can make a good living. The author seems convinced that Kansas will experience a population boom, as there is an abundance of "unoccupied land" ripe for the taking.
Creator: Manhattan Independent
Date: January 6, 1866
This source illustrates how, to white Americans, western Kansas was empty; settlers showed an utter disregard for the rights of the native inhabitants of the frontier. This article also provides an example of how whites were encroaching on Indian territory, which was a major cause of the tension between native tribes and the U. S. government.
KS:7th:3.1:Federal Government and Indian Lands (2005)
Item Number: 210767
Call Number: Microfilm: M302
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210767
Agriculture - Environment
Collections - Library
Community Life - Community services - Travel and tourism
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Encroachment on Indian lands
Date - 1861-1869 - 1866
Environment - Landscape
Environment - Natural resources
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Immigration promotion
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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