Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Kansas City was founded in 1838 as the `` Town of Kansas '' at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas rivers and was incorporated in its present form in 1850 . Situated opposite Kansas City , Kansas , the city was the location of several battles during the Civil War , including the Battle of Westport .
Simplified: The Kansas River and Missouri River meet one another in Kansas City .