堪萨斯 (Kansas) 于1861年1月29日以自由州的身份添加联邦

没有任何一个地方比得上自己的家乡！没有任何一个地方比得上自己的家乡！「绿野仙踪」 (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) 里的桃乐丝 (Dorothy) 并不是唯一一个对堪萨斯有这种感受的人。现在住在堪萨斯的260万人，以及历史上在这里居住过的所有人，都有相同的感受。堪萨斯州也被称为「向日葵之州」、「小麦州」、「游击队之州」，以及「中途之州」，于1861年1月29日以自由州的身份成为美国的第34州。为什么是「自由的」呢？


There's no place like home! There's no place like home! Dorothy from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is not the only person to express these feelings about Kansas. So would some 2.6 million Kansans living there today and many more throughout the state's history. Sometimes called the "Sunflower State," "Wheat State," "Jayhawker State," and "Midway, USA," Kansas entered the Union as the 34th state, a free state, on January 29, 1861. Why is it "free"?

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