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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?

2. Prairie families tended to be large because of _______________________.

3. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?

4. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?

5. As the U.S. economy and population grew, _______________ were increasingly pushed west.

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the roles of children in the prairie family.

2. When did the railroad become a viable method of transportation west?

3. Name the benefits and drawbacks of homesteading in eastern Kansas and western Kansas.

4. What was the priority of the homesteaders upon arriving at their land?

5. Explain the use of cow and buffalo dung on the prairie.

6. What was a typical social visit between pioneer families and why were the social times so valued?

7. What were the sources of hostility between the Native Americans and the homesteaders?

8. What were some of the methods of transportation for people moving west to Kansas?

9. What type of clothing did the pioneering families wear and how did the women keep them clean?

10. Describe what the pioneers would do on their favorite holiday.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What positions other than wife and mother did most prairie women hold? What was expected of a prairie woman by others? What expectations did she place on herself? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the early schoolhouses in frontier Kansas. How were they usually constructed? How were they furnished? How were they an improvement upon home schooling efforts?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the early churches in frontier Kansas. How were they constructed. How were they furnished? What types of buildings served as churches before dedicated structures could be constructed?

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