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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the legendary abolitionist who waged war against pro-slavery towns and groups in Kansas?
(a) Harriet Beecher Stowe.
(b) Jim Crow.
(c) John Brown.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?
(a) Cows.
(b) Dust.
(c) Horses.
(d) Crops.

3. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.
(a) Lucille Bronson.
(b) Anna Brewster Morgan.
(c) Sally Ann Madison.
(d) Mary McKenna.

4. Which of the following was a drawback to a dugout dwelling?
(a) Heat.
(b) Insect.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Blizzards.

5. What served as a blackboard in a teacher's home?
(a) Dirt floor.
(b) Cotton material.
(c) Walls.
(d) Wood planks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some of the Kansas soldiers went east and some _____________________.

2. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?

3. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?

4. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?

5. In what city did William C. Quantrill base his operations?

(see the answer key)

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