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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 Kansas town was Susannah Medora Salter elected mayor?
(a) Allentown.
(b) Amherst.
(c) Ansonia.
(d) Argonia.

2. Why were men not attracted to frontier teaching positions?
(a) They preferred to farm.
(b) They didn't think it was manly work.
(c) Insufficient salary.
(d) They didn't have the education.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. If a town did not have a schoolhouse, where would the teacher hold class?

2. Why were meat supplies low in the East?

3. How much was the average pay for a month's work on a cattle drive?

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

5. What document gave each territory the right to decide slavery for itself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was slavery a part of life in Kansas prior to the Civil War?

2. What was considered to be one of the worst crimes on the frontier and how were criminals punished?

3. What was the personnel make up of a cattle drive?

4. What functions did a general store have in a frontier town and what role did women play in these establishments?

5. Who was John Brown and what was his role in the slavery issue in Kansas?

6. What was the most popular immigrant community in Kansas and what eventually happened to the town and its founder?

7. What issue united women as they began to get more of a voice in governmental, moral and social issues?

8. Why were cowboys and cattle drives both a blessing and a curse to pioneer families?

9. What was meant by a preacher who was a "circuit rider"?

10. How were towns established on the frontier?

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