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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1874, the meat of livestock tasted like ____________ because of consuming so many of them.
(a) Wasps.
(b) Grasshoppers.
(c) Flies.
(d) Earthworms.

2. As the U.S. economy and population grew, _______________ were increasingly pushed west.
(a) Native Americans.
(b) Negroes.
(c) Asians.
(d) Homestead boundaries.

3. The disappearance of _______________ made the Native American visits less friendly.
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Deer.
(d) Horses.

4. What was the minimum acreage of dedicated township to establish a town?
(a) 500 acres.
(b) 50 acres.
(c) 320 acres.
(d) 1000 acres.

5. How were land concessions negotiated with the Native Americans?
(a) Contracts.
(b) Treaties.
(c) Military rule.
(d) By force.

Short Answer Questions

1. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?

2. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

3. If a town did not have a schoolhouse, where would the teacher hold class?

4. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?

5. Many times the prairie could be a/an ____________ place.

(see the answer key)

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