In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, by the Treaty of Fontainebleau.ġ845 Santa Fe Trail crossing Marion County From the 16th to 18th centuries, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America.
For millennia, the Great Plains of North America were inhabited by nomadic Native Americans.
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