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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. How many English people were attracted to settle in Victoria?

2. What was distinctive about Susannah Medora Salter's election?

3. Which of the following was a basic business for a frontier town?

4. Why did circuit riding become popular among frontier preachers?

5. What was one of the most serious crimes on the frontier?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happened in 1867 to spur on the cattle drives and what were some of the towns that emerged around the drives?

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

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

9. How were towns established on the frontier?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how a frontier town was established. Where was it most likely to be located? What were the typical establishments in a frontier town? Why were frontier towns so volatile?

Essay Topic 2

Cowboys and cattle drives have a lasting impression on American culture yet they were active for only about a 20-year period. What was the purpose of a cattle drive? How was a cattle drive structured? Who were the personnel included on a cattle drive? What were the advantages and disadvantages of cattle drives to the Kansas homesteaders?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of the local newspaper in a frontier town. What types of information were usually included in an issue? How did the nature and tone of newspapers change as communities grew and politics reared its ugly head?

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