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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. Branches were often whittled into dolls and _____________ for children's toys.

2. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?

3. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?

4. What was known to batter crops during the summer months?

5. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe a typical picnic for the homesteaders.

3. What was the pioneer family's priority after establishing its homestead?

4. What were the two major government initiatives that forced Native Americans out of Kansas and where did they go?

5. What were the major diseases that plagued the homesteaders and what role did women play in health care?

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

7. What was the incident at Sand Creek and what resulted from it?

8. What behavior of the Native Americans would catch the homesteaders off guard in their homes?

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

10. How did prairie life put women on equal footing with their husbands in the family dynamic?

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 methods by which prairie women would obtain their medicines. What other medical tools did they fashion out of what they had? How do those methods compare to alternative medicines today?

Essay Topic 3

What role did Kansas play in the slavery issue prior to the Civil War? What is meant by the term "Bleeding Kansas" to note this period in the state's history? What side did Kansas join during the Civil War? Why?

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