Emily Fitzgerald 4 th grade April/May 2012. * State Capital: Topeka * State Flower: Sunflower * State Tree : Cottonwood * State Bird : Western Meadowlark.

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Emily Fitzgerald 4 th grade April/May 2012

* State Capital: Topeka * State Flower: Sunflower * State Tree : Cottonwood * State Bird : Western Meadowlark

* Kansas became a state in 1861

* Kansas is made up of farmland, flat grasslands, prairies, and some cities * Its natural resources include, oil, natural gas, helium, gypsum, and salt * Its industry and farming include, cattle, wheat, soybeans, hogs, corn

* Joan Finney was the first female governor of Kansas she was also the oldest * Marilyn Monroe was the star of the movie “Some Like it Hot”

* Clyde Tombaugh discovered the planet Pluto. * Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first native of Kansas to be elected President of the United States. * Thurgood Marshall won his case Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka.

* There were four major battles in the Civil War fought in Kansas. These included: The Lawrence Massacre, The Baxter Springs Massacre, Battle of the Osage, and Battle of the Trading Post.

* Kansas’ Climate is highly changeable with cold winters and hot summers.