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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. Children had to spread their time between school and _____________.
(a) Church.
(b) Homework.
(c) Socials.
(d) Chores.

2. Kansas was the ___________ state in the union to grant women the right to vote in federal elections.
(a) 1st.
(b) 8th.
(c) 13th.
(d) 4th.

3. People of which nationality immigrated to settle in Kansas?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Polish.
(c) Austrian.
(d) Italian.

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

5. What was the first issue to unite many women in Kansas?
(a) Healthcare.
(b) Voting rights.
(c) Temperance.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. The majority of prairie teachers were _________________.

2. Between what years did the majority of cattle drives take place on the American frontier?

3. Some of the Kansas soldiers went east and some _____________________.

4. In what town was Kansas' first woman's suffrage organization created?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When was Kansas officially declared a state and how long had the process taken?

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

4. How were towns established on the frontier?

5. During what years were cowboys prominent on the frontier and why were they first organized?

6. Explain the slavery issue in Kansas and what the Kansas-Nebraska Ace of 1854 decided.

7. 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?

8. What role did a hotel or inn play in a frontier town and what were some of the challenges in running such a business?

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

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

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