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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?
(a) Kansas Pacific Railroad.
(b) Union Pacific Railroad.
(c) Norfolk Southern Railroad.
(d) B&O Railroad.

2. Picnics would most often occur on Saturday or ______________.
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

3. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?
(a) She was the best shot in the West.
(b) She was captured by Indians.
(c) She founded the University of Kansas.
(d) She organized a prairie women's group.

4. Which of the following did the settlers look for in determining where to make their homes?
(a) Meadows.
(b) Fertile soil
(c) Good neighbors.
(d) No neighbors.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1874, the meat of livestock tasted like ____________ because of consuming so many of them.

3. As the U.S. economy and population grew, _______________ were increasingly pushed west.

4. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?

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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