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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. Why were meat supplies low in the East?

2. What business became the hub of the frontier town?

3. In what type of elections were women given the right to vote in 1861?

4. How many people comprised an average School Board?

5. How many years did the town of Victoria last?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What was the most popular immigrant community in Kansas and what eventually happened to the town and its founder?

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

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

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

8. Who was John Brown and what was his role in the slavery issue in Kansas?

9. Describe a school environment in a woman's home.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the process of creating a new garment on the Kansas frontier. What role did buffalo and other animal skins play in pioneer clothing? Who was primarily responsible for the family's clothing? What was the method of cleaning clothes?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the role of religion on the Kansas prairie. Was there an increase in religious life because just living on the prairie was such a trying experience? What were the primary religions represented on the Kansas frontier?

Essay Topic 3

Explain why the accounts of the Kansas pioneer women had been overlooked for so many years. What value do they have for historians and students today? What value will you take away from this literary experience? Explain.

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