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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following meant the end to open range cattle drives?
(a) Vegetarian movement.
(b) Increased fencing.
(c) ASPCA movement.
(d) East Coast ranches.

2. Which of the following would occur on the Fourth of July?
(a) Concerts.
(b) Church service.
(c) Court.
(d) Sack races.

3. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Grasshoppers.
(d) Prairie dogs.

4. Which group fought fiercely for Kansas in the slavery issue?
(a) Yankees.
(b) Federalists.
(c) Pro-slavery proponents.
(d) Abolitionists.

5. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders liked cowboys coming through their territory?
(a) Cow chips.
(b) They could buy livestock.
(c) Fresh meat for their families.
(d) New people to talk to.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?

2. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?

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

4. What location in a frontier town was popular as a rest stop for travelers?

5. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?

(see the answer key)

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