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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?
(a) Cowhide.
(b) Wolf skins.
(c) Buffalo skins.
(d) Mink.

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

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

4. Which of the following would occur on the Fourth of July?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Court.
(c) Sack races.
(d) Church service.

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

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

7. What was a major occasion for social gatherings among prairie families?
(a) Cabin raisings.
(b) Funerals.
(c) Weddings.
(d) Christenings.

8. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Dead Corn.
(b) The Boll Weevil Year.
(c) The Silent Wheat.
(d) The Grasshopper Year.

9. What was the most-celebrated holiday among prairie families?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) New Year's.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Fourth of July.

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

11. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?
(a) Low taxes.
(b) Abundant water.
(c) Fertile soil.
(d) Cheap land.

12. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?
(a) Plant.
(b) Make potions.
(c) Harvest.
(d) Mend.

13. For how long did the Kansas Drought of 1860 last?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

14. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.
(a) Dress the dead for burial.
(b) Dispense pills.
(c) Stitch cuts.
(d) Give inoculations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Native Americans would often come uninvited into the settlers' homes and marvel at plates and __________________.

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

3. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

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

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

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