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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The disappearance of _______________ made the Native American visits less friendly.
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Deer.
(c) Horses.
(d) Buffalo.

2. How did Santa enter the homes of prairie families on Christmas Eve?
(a) The window.
(b) An opening in the roof.
(c) The chimney.
(d) The door.

3. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Grasshoppers.
(d) Prairie dogs.

4. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?
(a) Harvest.
(b) Make potions.
(c) Mend.
(d) Plant.

5. Where did frontier families take shelter during Indian raids?
(a) Underground shelters.
(b) Military forts.
(c) Churches.
(d) Their houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?

2. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?

3. What kind of plow was used to turn the earth?

4. How were land concessions negotiated with the Native Americans?

5. Which of the following occurred in the Kansas Drought of 1860?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to fires, what other natural disasters did the homesteaders need to fend off?

2. What type of clothing did the pioneering families wear and how did the women keep them clean?

3. Explain the use of cow and buffalo dung on the prairie.

4. What natural threats were ever present for prairie families?

5. What was the incident at Sand Creek and what resulted from it?

6. What did pioneer children do to amuse themselves?

7. What were the major diseases that plagued the homesteaders and what role did women play in health care?

8. What was the priority of the homesteaders upon arriving at their land?

9. How did the growing United States impact the Native American tribes?

10. Prior to the mid 19th century, as what was Kansas known and what happened in 1854 to change that?

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