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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. In what year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1899.
2. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Rye and corn.
(b) Potatoes and corn.
(c) Wheat and soybeans.
(d) Wheat and corn.
3. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?
(a) Covered wagon.
(b) Stagecoach.
(c) Train.
(d) Boat.
4. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.
(a) Deaths.
(b) Hostilities.
(c) Wars.
(d) Illnesses.
5. Which of the following would occur on the Fourth of July?
(a) Court.
(b) Church service.
(c) Concerts.
(d) Sack races.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?
2. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?
3. Which of the following was a type of house built by the new Kansas settlers?
4. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?
5. The western plains Indians were usually _______________.
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what the pioneers would do on their favorite holiday.
2. What type of clothing did the pioneering families wear and how did the women keep them clean?
3. Describe a typical picnic for the homesteaders.
4. What were some of the methods of transportation for people moving west to Kansas?
5. How did prairie life put women on equal footing with their husbands in the family dynamic?
6. Explain the use of cow and buffalo dung on the prairie.
7. When did the railroad become a viable method of transportation west?
8. What was the pioneer family's priority after establishing its homestead?
9. Explain the roles of children in the prairie family.
10. Prior to the mid 19th century, as what was Kansas known and what happened in 1854 to change that?
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