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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the group that wanted to end slavery?
(a) Copperheads.
(b) Ku Klux Klan.
(c) Abolitionists.
(d) Jim Crow.

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

3. The nature of a town could be changed with diverted railroad traffic or _____________________.
(a) A new sheriff.
(b) An altered stagecoach line.
(c) Lots of new settlers.
(d) Government intervention.

4. Why did Texas ranchers have to rely on cattle drives?
(a) That was their main industry.
(b) They did not have railroads.
(c) Their cattle counts grew too fast.
(d) They needed to thwart rustlers.

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

6. What was the first issue to unite many women in Kansas?
(a) Voting rights.
(b) Education.
(c) Healthcare.
(d) Temperance.

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

8. Which of the following meant the end to open range cattle drives?
(a) Increased fencing.
(b) East Coast ranches.
(c) ASPCA movement.
(d) Vegetarian movement.

9. People of which nationality immigrated to settle in Kansas?
(a) Austrian.
(b) Swedish.
(c) Polish.
(d) Italian.

10. What invention in the early 1880s helped the homesteaders protect themselves from cattle drives?
(a) Invisible fencing.
(b) Barbed wire.
(c) Cattle prods.
(d) Winchester rifles.

11. In addition to temperance what other issue was important to Kansas women in the late 1850s?
(a) Women's suffrage.
(b) Birth control.
(c) Education.
(d) Religion.

12. How many English people were attracted to settle in Victoria?
(a) 50.
(b) 200.
(c) 500.
(d) 100.

13. In what year was the Kansas town of Osawatomie attacked?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1856.
(c) 1865
(d) 1899.

14. From which of the following did teachers teach in frontier schools?
(a) Their own lessons.
(b) The Bible.
(c) University books.
(d) Magazines.

15. As the frontier became settled and a new society emerged, there was a need for _______________.
(a) Churches.
(b) Education.
(c) Theater.
(d) Restaurants.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people comprised an average School Board?

2. Between what years did the majority of cattle drives take place on the American frontier?

3. In what year did Kansas decide to become a state?

4. Which of the following did the school districts control?

5. Who founded the immigrant community of Victoria?

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