Kansas and Pennsylvania are two beautiful states. Pennsylvania was the second of the original thirteen colonies being admitted into statehood on December 12, 1787. (Pre-Statehood) Kansas on January 29, 1861 was the thirty-fourth state admitted into statehood, seventy-four years after Pennsylvania. (Pre-Statehood) Kansas has strong agricultural production in wheat, sorghum, soybeans, and corn, while Pennsylvania produces dairy, poultry, nursery stock, mushrooms and hay. (Pre-Statehood) Professional sports teams have a greater impact in Pennsylvania than in Kansas, with Kansas only …showed first 75 words of 739 total…

…showed last 75 words of 739 total…Kansas is known for a good college basketball program located in Lawrence. Their population and size as well as their agricultural strengths and professional sports teams serve to distinguish each from the other. The difference in their populations is in the millions; Pennsylvania has triple the number of professional sports teams that Kansas has. The differences between Pennsylvania and Kansas offer the opportunity for each to contribute different strengths to the country as a whole.