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This map of the Nebraska and Kansas territories by J. H. Colton shows forts, villages, missions, Indian lands, and various routes including the northern, central and southern routes of the Pacific Railroad; the Oregon route; the Santa Fe route; Cook's wagon route; Conde & Bartlet's route; and the route to Fort Smith. The map also includes an inset of parts of North, Central and South America; and the territory acquired from Mexico through the Gadsen Purchase. Woodcut illustrations include Indians, wolves, bear, deer, beaver, buffalo hunting, and settlers with wagon. The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) provided that each territory would decide whether or not to allow slavery through the constitution under which it would enter the union. In Kansas, this approach to managing the expansion of slavery (know as "popular sovereignty") precipitated a battle between proslavery and antislavery forces known as "Bleeding Kansas." This map is provided through a co-operative project between the Lecompton Historical Society and the Kansas Historical Society. Partial funding was provided by the Ross and Margaret Wulfkuhle Charitable Trust and the Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area. Copies of this map are available for viewing at both the Kansas Historical Society and Lecompton Historical Society.
Creator: J. H. Colton & Co.
Date: 1854
Item Number: 228553
Call Number: Z6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228553
Collections - Contributing Institutions - Lecompton Historical Society
Collections - Map
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 4: Kansas Territory: The Saga of Bleeding Kansas
Date - 1800-1819
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Bears
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Beaver
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Buffalo/Bison
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Coyotes
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Deer
Environment - Wildlife - Mammals - Wolf
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Map
People - American Indians
Places - Forts and military installations
Places - Indian reservations
Places - International - Central America
Places - International - Mexico
Places - International - South America
Places - Other States - Arkansas
Places - Other States - Indian Territory
Places - Other States - Iowa
Places - Other States - Louisiana
Places - Other States - Minnesota
Places - Other States - Missouri
Places - Other States - Nebraska
Places - Other States - Oregon
Places - Other States - Texas
Places - Other States - Utah
Places - Other States - Washington
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Transportation - Trails - Oregon-California
Transportation - Trails - Santa Fe
Type of Material - Maps
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