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

2. Towns on the frontier had a(n) ______________ quality.
(a) Robust.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Innovative.
(d) Boom or bust.

3. Why did Texas ranchers have to rely on cattle drives?
(a) They needed to thwart rustlers.
(b) That was their main industry.
(c) Their cattle counts grew too fast.
(d) They did not have railroads.

4. 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.

5. What location in a frontier town was popular as a rest stop for travelers?
(a) Saloon.
(b) Dry Good Store.
(c) Hotel.
(d) Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. General stores also served as _____________.

2. Why were meat supplies low in the East?

3. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders liked cowboys coming through their territory?

4. Kansas was predominantly ______________ at this time.

5. Who attacked the town of Osawatomie?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the role of the early newspapers established in Kansas?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was the role of the prairie women in regard to education?

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

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