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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. In what Kansas town was Susannah Medora Salter elected mayor?
2. Who was the legendary abolitionist who waged war against pro-slavery towns and groups in Kansas?
3. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders liked cowboys coming through their territory?
4. Which of the following served as furnishings in early frontier churches?
5. Who founded the immigrant community of Victoria?
Short Essay Questions
1. What role did a hotel or inn play in a frontier town and what were some of the challenges in running such a business?
2. Explain the slavery issue in Kansas and what the Kansas-Nebraska Ace of 1854 decided.
3. What issue united women as they began to get more of a voice in governmental, moral and social issues?
4. Who was Carry Nation and for what is she famous?
5. What was considered to be one of the worst crimes on the frontier and how were criminals punished?
6. Describe a school environment in a woman's home.
7. What types of businesses were lured to towns and how permanent were these new communities?
8. Why were cowboys and cattle drives both a blessing and a curse to pioneer families?
9. What nationalities of immigrants moved into Kansas during the pioneer days?
10. What functions did a general store have in a frontier town and what role did women play in these establishments?
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 influx of immigrants to the Kansas frontier. For what reasons did they leave their homes? What special challenges did they experience in homesteading in Kansas that Americans did not experience? How readily accepted were the immigrants by the established settlers in Kansas?
Essay Topic 3
Why were social visits so welcome among the Kansas homesteaders? What was the nature of a typical social call from one family on another? What were some of the social events held so that groups of homesteaders could meet and form friendships? What were the usual activities that would occur at these events?
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