Railroad land grants were public lands given to the railroads by this group
What is the government
100
She worked for Prohibition in defense of the family, a.k.a. as the "Bar Room Smasher"
Who is Carry A. Nation
100
He was born in Russell, KS and one of the most influential and powerful U.S. Senators of his time
Who is Bob Dole
100
He was the president of an automobile company who started his career as a locomotive mechanic
Who is Walter Chrysler
200
These two explorers were sent by President Thomas Jefferson to explore through the Louisiana Territory to find a water route that reached the Pacific Ocean
Who is Lewis & Clark
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
200
He established the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroads
Who is Cyrus K. Holiday
200
She was a member of the Delaware tribe who operated a ferry boat on the Kansas River
Who is Annie Marshall Grinter
200
She was the daughter of former Kansas governor (Alf Landon) who became a U.S. Senator
Who is Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker
200
He was recruited by Lloyd Stearman and Walter Beech to be the president of Travel Air Manufacturing Company
Who is Clyde Cessna
300
He was the first American explorer to travel over land in Kansas --and also became lost in the territory claimed by Spain
Who is Zebulon Pike
300
When government gave lands to the railroad, it was an incentive for the railroads to do this...
What is to build railroads where they would not otherwise build
300
She was the first woman to run for the U.S. Senate, and ran as a socialist
Who is Kate Richards O'Hare
300
The number of people who live in Kansas determines the number of THIS who represent Kansas
What is U.S. Representatives
300
Historic tribes of western Kansas are often referred to as THIS because they moved often
What is nomadic
400
The largest group of foreign born immigrants to come to Kansas
What is German
400
They were recruited by the railroads to maintain the railroad lines
Who is Mexican men
400
She was known as the First Lady of Aviation
Who isi Olive Ann Mellor Beech
400
This movement was about building a better society
What is the Progressive Movement
400
She was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean
Who is Amelia Earhart
500
Historic tribes of western Kansas were often referred to as THIS because they moved often
What is nomadic
500
This is what most railroad companies had since they were the only transportation business in the area, and they could make a profit shipping goods from one community to another.
What is a monopoly
500
She was co-captain of the American women's basketball team that brought homa a gold medal fro the 1984 Olympics
Who is Lynette Woodard
500
This was a national movement closely associated with farmers
What is Populism
500
He lived his fantasy to fly to the moon and walk in space as an astronaut