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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 and Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following served as furnishings in early frontier churches?
(a) Backless benches.
(b) Brocade drapes.
(c) Windsor chairs.
(d) Fireplaces.

2. Which of the following did the cowboys do in town once the cattle drive was over?
(a) Wrote letters home.
(b) Went to church.
(c) Settled in town.
(d) Got cleaned up at the Barber Shop.

3. What would usually happen to someone caught stealing a horse?
(a) He would be run out of town.
(b) He would be sentenced to prison.
(c) He would be hanged.
(d) He would be whipped.

4. In prairie schools at a teacher's home the same material would be taught to children of all ages and there were no _____________.
(a) Grades.
(b) Scholarships.
(c) Recesses.
(d) Exams.

5. From which of the following did teachers teach in frontier schools?
(a) Magazines.
(b) Their own lessons.
(c) The Bible.
(d) University books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Native Americans did not regard land as _______________________.

2. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?

3. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.

4. Occasional skirmishes perpetuated the myth of the Native Americans as ________________.

5. As the U.S. economy and population grew, _______________ were increasingly pushed west.

(see the answer key)

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