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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?
(a) Boat.
(b) Covered wagon.
(c) Stagecoach.
(d) Train.
2. As a result of the new railroad as well as the Homestead Act of 1862, Native Americans were pushed into the state of _____________.
(a) Colorado.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Montana.
(d) Oklahoma.
3. What was a constant worry on the prairie?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Sunburn.
(c) Fire.
(d) Wind.
4. Which of the following occurred in the Kansas Drought of 1860?
(a) Crippled harvests.
(b) Exodus.
(c) Prairie fires.
(d) Theft.
5. Which of the following diseases was common among the Kansas settlers?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Measles.
(d) Tuberculosis
Short Answer Questions
1. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.
2. Where did frontier families take shelter during Indian raids?
3. Many times the prairie could be a/an ____________ place.
4. For how long did the Kansas Drought of 1860 last?
5. In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
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