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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) 1810.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1854.
2. Corn farmers usually raised a small amount of livestock for food including hogs and ___________.
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Cows.
(d) Ducks.
3. Which Kansas county was especially ravaged by the Cheyenne and Sioux tribes in 1868?
(a) Mitchell.
(b) Madison.
(c) Mortimer.
(d) McKenna.
4. What did prairie families look forward to?
(a) Barn raising.
(b) Quilting bees.
(c) Church services.
(d) Social visits.
5. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Horses.
(b) Mules.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Cows.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the most-celebrated holiday among prairie families?
2. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?
3. Small animals like ducks and __________ would provide fascination for prairie children.
4. What act was passed which opened up Kansas to settlement?
5. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were some of the methods of transportation for people moving west to Kansas?
2. Prior to the mid 19th century, as what was Kansas known and what happened in 1854 to change that?
3. Describe what the pioneers would do on their favorite holiday.
4. Explain "water witching."
5. What were the sources of hostility between the Native Americans and the homesteaders?
6. Describe a typical picnic for the homesteaders.
7. What type of clothing did the pioneering families wear and how did the women keep them clean?
8. What was the priority of the homesteaders upon arriving at their land?
9. Explain why pregnancy and childbirth were especially trying times for women and what complications were there for the newborns?
10. What was a typical social visit between pioneer families and why were the social times so valued?
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