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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. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1830.

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

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

4. What was a major occasion for social gatherings among prairie families?
(a) Cabin raisings.
(b) Weddings.
(c) Christenings.
(d) Funerals.

5. Hundreds of ______________ Indians were slaughtered by the U.S. government in 1864.
(a) Wyandot.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Cheyenne.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?

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

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

4. Why were men not attracted to frontier teaching positions?

5. As a result of the new railroad as well as the Homestead Act of 1862, Native Americans were pushed into the state of _____________.

(see the answer key)

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