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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did prairie families look forward to?
(a) Social visits.
(b) Quilting bees.
(c) Barn raising.
(d) Church services.

2. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?
(a) Rich soil.
(b) Sod.
(c) Water.
(d) Trees.

3. Social events on the prairie centered around supper and _________________.
(a) Fishing.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Storytelling.
(d) Races.

4. Prairie families tended to be large because of _______________________.
(a) The need to gain more land.
(b) A high rate of child mortality.
(c) No birth control.
(d) Families needing workers.

5. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?
(a) Crops.
(b) Cows.
(c) Dust.
(d) Horses.

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

7. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?
(a) Horse races.
(b) Picnics.
(c) Ice cream socials.
(d) Concerts.

8. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Prairie dogs.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Grasshoppers.
(d) Rabbits.

9. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1830.

10. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?
(a) She was captured by Indians.
(b) She founded the University of Kansas.
(c) She was the best shot in the West.
(d) She organized a prairie women's group.

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

12. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Dead Corn.
(b) The Boll Weevil Year.
(c) The Silent Wheat.
(d) The Grasshopper Year.

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

14. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Soy beans.
(d) Tomatoes.

15. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?
(a) Hunt.
(b) Write letters.
(c) Visit the banker.
(d) Make guns.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?

2. Hundreds of ______________ Indians were slaughtered by the U.S. government in 1864.

3. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?

4. Which of the following diseases was common among the Kansas settlers?

5. Which of the following would occur on the Fourth of July?

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