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Pre-statehood history of Kansas

  • Louisiana PurchaseIn 1762, the Treaty of Fontainebleau transferred the vast Louisiana territory from France to Spain. This secret agreement followed French defeat in the Seven…
  • Louisiana TerritoryOn the 26th of March 1804, the Eighth Congress passed a law titled An act erecting Louisiana into two territories. This legislation carved the vast land…