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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 town was Kansas' first woman's suffrage organization created?
(a) Morris.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Lawrence.
(d) Adelaide.

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

3. How many people comprised an average School Board?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

4. What movement did Kansas participate in to help runaway slaves?
(a) Underground Railroad.
(b) Christians Against Slavery.
(c) The Federalists.
(d) The Kansas Abolitionists.

5. General stores also served as _____________.
(a) Whorehouses.
(b) Saloons.
(c) Blacksmith shops.
(d) Post offices.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was the town of Osawatomie attacked?

2. In what year was the Kansas town of Osawatomie attacked?

3. What weapon was Carry Nation notorious for using?

4. As the frontier became settled and a new society emerged, there was a need for _______________.

5. Who was the most notorious leader of the guerilla warfare Confederates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the teaching environment in one of the first constructed schoolhouses.

2. How would the pioneers fund the building of new churches and how were they built and furnished?

3. Who was Carry Nation and for what is she famous?

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

5. In what woman's issue was Kansas one of the most progressive states in the Union?

6. What nationalities of immigrants moved into Kansas during the pioneer days?

7. What types of businesses were lured to towns and how permanent were these new communities?

8. Why was the town of Osawatomie attacked by pro-slavery forces in 1856?

9. In what year did women get the right to vote in federal elections and where did Kansas fall in the progression of states to grant this right?

10. What was the process that ultimately led to women's voting rights on the city level?

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