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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?
(a) Injuries.
(b) No pre-natal care.
(c) Poor diet
(d) Bad genes.

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

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

4. Kansas was predominantly ______________ at this time.
(a) Jewish.
(b) Quaker.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Catholic.

5. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?
(a) Boat.
(b) Stagecoach.
(c) Covered wagon.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

1. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

2. In what town was Kansas' first woman's suffrage organization created?

3. In what year was a constitutional amendment introduced to give women the right to vote?

4. Where would a typical dance be held on the prairie?

5. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?

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