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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?
(a) Covered wagon.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Stagecoach.

2. Many settlers found strength in ____________ when hardships came their way.
(a) Each other.
(b) The government.
(c) God.
(d) Themselves.

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

4. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.
(a) Illnesses.
(b) Hostilities.
(c) Deaths.
(d) Wars.

5. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?
(a) Plot maps.
(b) Water witching.
(c) Indian signs.
(d) Prayer.

6. What was a constant worry on the prairie?
(a) Hurricane.
(b) Wind.
(c) Sunburn.
(d) Fire.

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

8. What was known to batter crops during the summer months?
(a) Locusts.
(b) Bats.
(c) Hurricanes.
(d) Hailstones.

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

10. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.
(a) Wolves.
(b) Prairie dogs.
(c) Bears.
(d) Indians.

11. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.
(a) The home.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The garden.
(d) The laundry room.

12. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Wheat and soybeans.
(b) Rye and corn.
(c) Wheat and corn.
(d) Potatoes and corn.

13. Hundreds of ______________ Indians were slaughtered by the U.S. government in 1864.
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Lakota.
(c) Wyandot.
(d) Sioux.

14. Where was a good place for a man to find a good woman?
(a) Church.
(b) Bachelors Balls.
(c) School.
(d) Ice cream socials.

15. Branches were often whittled into dolls and _____________ for children's toys.
(a) Ball bats.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Kazoos.
(d) Soldiers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?

2. In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

3. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?

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

5. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?

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