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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Kansas men joined the Union army when the Civil War came?
(a) 7,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 33,000.
(d) 20,000.

2. In what year did Kansas decide to become a state?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1910.

3. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Dead Corn.
(b) The Grasshopper Year.
(c) The Silent Wheat.
(d) The Boll Weevil Year.

4. What was one of the most serious crimes on the frontier?
(a) Tax evasion.
(b) Arson.
(c) Horse thievery.
(d) Land speculation.

5. What was a constant worry on the prairie?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sunburn.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following meant the end to open range cattle drives?

2. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?

3. Picnics would most often occur on Saturday or ______________.

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

5. For how long did the Kansas Drought of 1860 last?

(see the answer key)

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