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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Prairie life made the woman ____________ her husband.
(a) In awe of.
(b) Subservient to.
(c) Equal to.
(d) Complain about.

2. Kansas was predominantly ______________ at this time.
(a) Catholic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Quaker.
(d) Jewish.

3. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Horses.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Mules.
(d) Cows.

4. Many settlers found strength in ____________ when hardships came their way.
(a) Each other.
(b) God.
(c) The government.
(d) Themselves.

5. How were land concessions negotiated with the Native Americans?
(a) Treaties.
(b) Military rule.
(c) By force.
(d) Contracts.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a town did not have a schoolhouse, where would the teacher hold class?

2. Hundreds of ______________ Indians were slaughtered by the U.S. government in 1864.

3. What was a major occasion for social gatherings among prairie families?

4. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.

5. In prairie schools at a teacher's home the same material would be taught to children of all ages and there were no _____________.

(see the answer key)

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