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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was distinctive about Susannah Medora Salter's election?
(a) She won against the incumbent who had the job for 20 years.
(b) She had no interest in politics.
(c) She was 75-years-old when elected.
(d) She was the first woman in the nation to be elected mayor.

4. Why did circuit riding become popular among frontier preachers?
(a) They were trying to get as many people as possible for their church.
(b) They also served as blacksmiths.
(c) They were trying to convert the Indians.
(d) They were sparse and needed to serve more than one church.

5. What was Carry Nation's rallying cry as she wrecked saloons?
(a) "Be gone, demon rum."
(b) "Smashing bottles, saving souls."
(c) "Another victory over demon rum."
(d) "Smash, women, smash."

6. The first schoolhouses usually had nothing more than a stove and a __________________.
(a) Chair.
(b) Window.
(c) Bookshelf.
(d) Small slate blackboard.

7. Which of the following was true for most frontier hotels?
(a) Room service available.
(b) They were brothels.
(c) Small guest rooms.
(d) Fireplace in every room.

8. If a frontier town didn't have a jail, a prisoner might be locked up in __________________.
(a) A stable.
(b) An underground bunker.
(c) A church.
(d) A stagecoach.

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

10. What business became the hub of the frontier town?
(a) Newspaper.
(b) Saloon.
(c) General store.
(d) Blacksmith.

11. Who attacked the town of Osawatomie?
(a) Pro-slavery forces.
(b) Republicans.
(c) Independents.
(d) Abolitionists.

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

13. Professional teachers would sometimes supplement their meager income by ______________________.
(a) Sewing.
(b) Writing books.
(c) Boarding at one of the students' homes.
(d) Tutoring.

14. Which of the following did the cowboys do in town once the cattle drive was over?
(a) Went to church.
(b) Wrote letters home.
(c) Got cleaned up at the Barber Shop.
(d) Settled in town.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who planned and directed a cattle drive?

2. What would usually happen to someone caught stealing a horse?

3. Why were men not attracted to frontier teaching positions?

4. For the most part there was no _____________ in Kansas, especially by the start of the Civil War.

5. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders did not like cowboys coming through their territory?

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