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

2. Occasional skirmishes perpetuated the myth of the Native Americans as ________________.
(a) Skilled weapons makers.
(b) Expert sharpshooters.
(c) Crafty trackers.
(d) Savages.

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

4. What was the most-celebrated holiday among prairie families?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Fourth of July.
(d) Thanksgiving.

5. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.
(a) Grass.
(b) Large rocks.
(c) Bushes.
(d) Tumbleweed.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?

2. What did prairie families look forward to?

3. As the frontier became settled and a new society emerged, there was a need for _______________.

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

5. What served as a blackboard in a teacher's home?

(see the answer key)

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