Kansas Symbols
Vocabulary
Manifest Destiny
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Kansas State Flower
Sunflower
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Precipitation

the amount of water in the air that falls to the earth as rain or snow
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What does Manifest Destiny mean?

Obvious Fate

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What is Kansas known as?  ( Kansas' nickname)

The sunflower state

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Kansas animal

American Buffalo/Bison

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botanical

relating to plants or plant life

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Who did the US buy the Louisiana Territory from?

France/ Napoleon 

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Where does Kansas get its name?

From the Kansa Indians. 

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Kansas State Tree

Cottonwood

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ordinance

a local law

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Who was president at the time of the Louisiana Purchase? 

Thomas Jefferson

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What is a squatter?

To settle on unoccupied land with out legal claim

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Kansas State Song

Home on the Range

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reminiscence

a narration of past experiences

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What was the name of the Native American guide who went helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition? 

Sacagawea 

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Amend

To alter, change, or add to
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Kansas State Amphibian

Barred Tiger Salamander

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Bushwhacker

Missouri settlers who raided antislavery settlements in Kansas

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What four counties was the Oregon Territory occupied by?

Spain, Russia, Great Britain and the US

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Assimiliate

to absorb into the prevailing culture