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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. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Rifle shots.
(c) Bugle blast.
(d) Cannon blast.

2. Why did prairie women tend to do more typically male jobs than before?
(a) To get the homestead started faster.
(b) Shortage of labor.
(c) Their husbands died early.
(d) They signed a contract.

3. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 15 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

4. Native Americans would often come uninvited into the settlers' homes and marvel at plates and __________________.
(a) Chiming clocks.
(b) Beds.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Tables.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Branches were often whittled into dolls and _____________ for children's toys.

2. Which of the following describes how Native Americans were viewed by the settlers?

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

4. What was the most-celebrated holiday among prairie families?

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

(see the answer key)

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