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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. How much was the average pay for a month's work on a cattle drive?

2. Who was the legendary abolitionist who waged war against pro-slavery towns and groups in Kansas?

3. The first schoolhouses usually had nothing more than a stove and a __________________.

4. How did the frontier circuit preacher supplement his meager income?

5. In which of the following areas did women gain more influence toward the end of the pioneer period?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the slavery issue in Kansas and what the Kansas-Nebraska Ace of 1854 decided.

2. When was Kansas officially declared a state and how long had the process taken?

3. Who was Carry Nation and for what is she famous?

4. During what years were cowboys prominent on the frontier and why were they first organized?

5. How would the pioneers fund the building of new churches and how were they built and furnished?

6. Describe a school environment in a woman's home.

7. In what woman's issue was Kansas one of the most progressive states in the Union?

8. In what year did women get the right to vote in federal elections and where did Kansas fall in the progression of states to grant this right?

9. What was the personnel make up of a cattle drive?

10. How were towns established on the frontier?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain law and order on the Kansas frontier. What were some of the typical crimes committed? What was considered to be the worst offense on the prairie? What was the usual punishment for this offense? How were prisoners detained in such primitive environments?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the early churches in frontier Kansas. How were they constructed. How were they furnished? What types of buildings served as churches before dedicated structures could be constructed?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the process of creating a new garment on the Kansas frontier. What role did buffalo and other animal skins play in pioneer clothing? Who was primarily responsible for the family's clothing? What was the method of cleaning clothes?

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