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Jayhawk Network
Jayhawk may refer to: *Jayhawker, originally a term for United States Civil War guerrilla fighters, later applied generally to residents of Kansas *Jayhawk (mascot), the mascot of many schools and their sports teams, derived from the term Jayhawker **Kansas Jayhawks, teams of the University of Kansas **Head-Royce School, Oakland, California **Urbandale High School, Urbandale, Iowa **List of high schools in Kansas#Linn County, Jayhawk-Linn Junior-Senior High School near Mound City, Kansas **Vandercook Lake High School, Jackson, Michigan **Muskegon Community College, Muskegon, Michigan **Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, New York **Jefferson Central School, Jefferson, New York **Jericho High School in Jericho, New York **Jeannette City School District in Jeannette, Pennsylvania **St. Joseph Catholic High School (Ogden, Utah) Vehicles *Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk, supersonic target drone produced by Raytheon for the US Navy *Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk, twin-engine jet trainer used by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayhawker
Jayhawkers and red legs are terms that came to prominence in Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas period of the 1850s; they were adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the American Civil War. These gangs were guerrillas who often clashed with pro-slavery groups from Missouri, known at the time in Kansas Territory as " Border Ruffians" or "Bushwhackers". After the Civil War, the word "Jayhawker" became synonymous with the people of Kansas, or anybody born in Kansas. Today a modified version of the term, Jayhawk, is used as a nickname for a native-born Kansan, Origin The origin of the term "Jayhawker" may go back as far as the Revolutionary War, when it was reportedly used to describe a group associated with American Founding Father John Jay, who was also the First Chief Justice of the United States. Jay believed in the abolition of slavery and that America should be governed by Christians; he has been described by historians as a " Christia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
