Kansas, located in the Midwestern US, is known as “The Free State” due to its history as a free state entering the Union in 1861. Historically a crossroads for Indigenous tribes, the Santa Fe Trail, and the Wild West, it played a key role in the nation’s development and conflicts over slavery – a period known as Bleeding Kansas. Today, Kansas is a major agricultural producer of wheat, corn, and soybeans, alongside a growing aerospace industry. Geographically, it’s considered the center of the contiguous United States, with varied landscapes ranging from plains to rolling hills and a highest point at Mount Sunflower.
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