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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?
(a) Popcorn.
(b) Lights.
(c) Candy canes.
(d) Tinsel.

2. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?
(a) 160 acres.
(b) 30 acres.
(c) 50 acres.
(d) 100 acres.

3. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?
(a) Church bells.
(b) Cannon blast.
(c) Bugle blast.
(d) Rifle shots.

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

5. Where would a typical dance be held on the prairie?
(a) General store.
(b) Meadow.
(c) Barn.
(d) Town hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Picnics would most often occur on Saturday or ______________.

2. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?

3. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

4. In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?

5. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the use of cow and buffalo dung on the prairie.

2. What were the sources of hostility between the Native Americans and the homesteaders?

3. What did pioneer children do to amuse themselves?

4. Explain "water witching."

5. What was the incident at Sand Creek and what resulted from it?

6. How did the growing United States impact the Native American tribes?

7. Explain the roles of children in the prairie family.

8. What was a typical social visit between pioneer families and why were the social times so valued?

9. What natural threats were ever present for prairie families?

10. Name the benefits and drawbacks of homesteading in eastern Kansas and western Kansas.

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