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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who founded the immigrant community of Victoria?
(a) Sir George Grant.
(b) Sir Walter Raleigh.
(c) Sir Paul McCracken.
(d) Sir James Carlton.

2. What percentage of the adult male population of Kansas joined the Union army when the Civil War came?
(a) Three-quarters.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) One-fourth.
(d) One-half.

3. Which group fought fiercely for Kansas in the slavery issue?
(a) Abolitionists.
(b) Yankees.
(c) Federalists.
(d) Pro-slavery proponents.

4. What organization initiated real change in the temperance movement in Kansas?
(a) National Women's Christian Temperance Union.
(b) Christian Kansas Women's Temperance League.
(c) Sober and Strong Women for Kansas.
(d) Kansas Women's Temperance Movement.

5. How many years did the town of Victoria last?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 10.
(d) 25.

6. Who planned and directed a cattle drive?
(a) Government.
(b) Sheriff.
(c) Rancher.
(d) Trail boss.

7. Which of the following served as furnishings in early frontier churches?
(a) Windsor chairs.
(b) Fireplaces.
(c) Backless benches.
(d) Brocade drapes.

8. When newspapers grew they became more subjective and filled with _______________.
(a) Obituaries.
(b) Weather reports.
(c) Cartoons.
(d) Editorials.

9. In prairie schools at a teacher's home the same material would be taught to children of all ages and there were no _____________.
(a) Exams.
(b) Recesses.
(c) Grades.
(d) Scholarships.

10. What movement did Kansas participate in to help runaway slaves?
(a) The Federalists.
(b) The Kansas Abolitionists.
(c) Underground Railroad.
(d) Christians Against Slavery.

11. What was the minimum acreage of dedicated township to establish a town?
(a) 320 acres.
(b) 500 acres.
(c) 1000 acres.
(d) 50 acres.

12. What document gave each territory the right to decide slavery for itself?
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation.
(b) Jim Crow Laws.
(c) The Monroe Doctrine.
(d) The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

13. Children had to spread their time between school and _____________.
(a) Church.
(b) Socials.
(c) Chores.
(d) Homework.

14. Why were men not attracted to frontier teaching positions?
(a) They preferred to farm.
(b) They didn't have the education.
(c) Insufficient salary.
(d) They didn't think it was manly work.

15. What was usually the only thing in a family of any real worth?
(a) Coins.
(b) Horses.
(c) Bible.
(d) Furniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the frontier circuit preacher supplement his meager income?

2. Who was the prohibitionist who introduced legislation to prohibit the sale of alcohol?

3. As the frontier became settled and a new society emerged, there was a need for _______________.

4. Who was the legendary abolitionist who waged war against pro-slavery towns and groups in Kansas?

5. General stores also served as _____________.

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