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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1874, the meat of livestock tasted like ____________ because of consuming so many of them.

2. With what did the settlers beat back fires from their houses?

3. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?

4. Small animals like ducks and __________ would provide fascination for prairie children.

5. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why would prairie women suffer bouts of loneliness?

3. What did pioneer children do to amuse themselves?

4. How did prairie life put women on equal footing with their husbands in the family dynamic?

5. Describe what the pioneers would do on their favorite holiday.

6. What were the two major government initiatives that forced Native Americans out of Kansas and where did they go?

7. Explain the roles of children in the prairie family.

8. Describe a typical Christmas for a pioneer family.

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

10. When did the railroad become a viable method of transportation west?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why were social visits so welcome among the Kansas homesteaders? What was the nature of a typical social call from one family on another? What were some of the social events held so that groups of homesteaders could meet and form friendships? What were the usual activities that would occur at these events?

Essay Topic 2

Describe holidays on the Kansas prairie. What was the favorite holiday of the homesteaders? How did they celebrate it? How were these days different from other social events? What traditions did the prairie women try to hold on to from their lives back East?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the early schoolhouses in frontier Kansas. How were they usually constructed? How were they furnished? How were they an improvement upon home schooling efforts?

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