Les Bonnes Réponses (The Correct Answers)

En fin de compte (as it turns out), I learned some interesting facts myself while searching for the answers to this quiz. I still remember sitting through eighth-grade state history, yearning to hear about a different place. Mes voyages have made me reconsider some aspects of American history, such as different forms of diversity in each time period. Furthermore, I have come to appreciate the importance of local history after visiting many small-town museums and cultural centers. Hope February is off to a great start for everyone!

1) Sante Fe, Oregon, Chisolm, Coronado, Smoky Hills, Leavenworth Pikes Peak, Ft. Scott – Ft. Leavenworth Military, Atchison Lewis and Clark, Pony Express [source: Kansas History postcard series]. We were “drive-through” long before “fly-over” was even a term.

2) From the Kaw people, formerly known as the Kansa, the Kanza and sometimes called “People of the (South) Wind” or “People of the Water” [www.kawnation.com/Culture/culthist.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaw_Nation]

3) Raids by the Border Ruffians from Missouri, led by William Quantrill. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleeding_Kansas]

4) Noted abolitionist John Brown [http://www.kansastravel.org/kansasstatecapitol.htm]

5) Francisco Vásquez de Coronado [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_V%C3%A1squez_de_Coronado]

6) “Ad Astra Per Aspera” – “To the stars through difficulties.” Ad Astra is also the name of the sculpture which sits atop the dome of the Kansas State Capitol Building in Topeka. [http://www.kssos.org/resources/kansaskids_facts.html]

If you found other answers, let me know!