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A map of Eastern Kansas by E.B. Whitman and A.D. Searl, General Land Agents, Lawrence, Kansas. The map illustrates a portion of Eastern Kansas which depicts trading posts, post offices, missions, government forts, Indian villages, roads, trails and Indian boundaries. The Indian boundaries that are featured included: the Kickappo, Pottawatomie, Kansa, Sax and Fox, Shawnee, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, Peoria, Kaskaskia, Iowa, Delaware, Wyandotte, Piankashaw, and the Wea. The map includes illustrations of the Eldridge House in Lawrence and the Constitution Hall in Topeka. The land discussed above was originally given to Native Americans following the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830.
Creator: Jewett, J.P. & Company
Date: 1856
This map is a good visual representation of trading posts. Note how there are trading posts within Native American land.
KS:5th:1.4
Item Number: 213048
Call Number: E G4202 .E23 1856 .W5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213048
Collections - Map
Curriculum - 5th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - Individuals and developments (Benchmark 1) - European explorers and American Indians (Indicator 4)
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - General Land Office
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Tribes - Chippewa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - American Indians - Tribes - Iowa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kanza (Kaw)
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kaskaskia
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kickapoo
People - American Indians - Tribes - Miami
People - American Indians - Tribes - Ottawa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Peoria
People - American Indians - Tribes - Potawatomi
People - American Indians - Tribes - Sac and Fox
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Wea
People - American Indians - Tribes - Wyandotte
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
Places - Indian reservations - Chippewa
Places - Indian reservations - Delaware
Places - Indian reservations - Iowa
Places - Indian reservations - Kaskaskia
Places - Indian reservations - Kickapoo
Places - Indian reservations - Miami
Places - Indian reservations - Ottawa
Places - Indian reservations - Peoria
Places - Indian reservations - Piankeshaw
Places - Indian reservations - Potawatomi
Places - Indian reservations - Sac and Fox
Places - Indian reservations - Shawnee
Places - Indian reservations - Wea
Places - Indian reservations - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Maps
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