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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

2. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?
(a) A stream.
(b) A well.
(c) A kettle.
(d) A pond.

3. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?
(a) Bugle blast.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Rifle shots.
(d) Cannon blast.

4. What was a constant worry on the prairie?
(a) Wind.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Fire.
(d) Sunburn.

5. The eastern and central plains Indians were usually _______________.
(a) Shy.
(b) Invasive.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Friendly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

2. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?

3. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?

4. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.

5. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?

(see the answer key)

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