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=~ Chapter Ideas ~ =

1.)The Shame of Slavery
=To fully understand this chapter in Kansas History, you need to realize the importance that slavery has on it. The slavery started before the United States was formed,but it still had a huge effect on Kansas. The slavery started in Kansas because the Southern people wanted slavery to move up north in Kansas. The Southerners felt it would offer economic opportunities and continue their view of life. =

2.)Kansas Becoming a State
=In this Chapter, Kansas is working towards its statehood. It also pertains to the main towns at this time working to get the ir constitutions so Kansas could become a state. Topeka, Lecompton, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte are the four cities that held a constitutional Convention and eventually had their constitution passed. This chapter goes into further detail about these four cities and their journey towards statehood. = =3.) The Pony Express = ==The Pony Express existed for a mere 18 months. Although this time period is not long, it had a big effect on the communication of this time period. This system went from Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California. The route was somewhere around 2,000 miles. There were 200 stations throughout the Pony Express, and 11 of them were located in the Kansas territory. Kansas began getting involved in the telegraph and this brought the Pony Express to its end. == ==  == 