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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. Who attacked the town of Osawatomie?

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

3. What was an issue of constant tension in Kansas from its very beginning?

4. Early Kansas newspapers published which type of the following information?

5. Why were men not attracted to frontier teaching positions?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the teaching environment in one of the first constructed schoolhouses.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What nationalities of immigrants moved into Kansas during the pioneer days?

9. What was meant by a preacher who was a "circuit rider"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Name the three most popular types of homes built by the Kansas homesteaders. What were the determining factors in choosing the type of home to build? What were the disadvantages and advantages of each type?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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