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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 and Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.
(a) Tumbleweed.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Large rocks.
(d) Grass.

3. Which of the following towns sprang up around the cattle drive business?
(a) Abilene.
(b) Columbus.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) San Diego.

4. Who was the Cheyenne chief who led his warriors on a killing spree through Kansas?
(a) Chief Sitting Bull.
(b) Chief Lame Deer.
(c) Chief Geronimo.
(d) Chief Dull Knife.

5. What disease was particularly devastating for young children on the prairie?
(a) Scarlet fever.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Measles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.

2. Who planned and directed a cattle drive?

3. Which of the following did the cowboys do in town once the cattle drive was over?

4. How were land concessions negotiated with the Native Americans?

5. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.

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