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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what city had the Kansas Pacific Railroad reached by 1870?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Bozeman.
(c) Provo.
(d) Denver.

2. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Mules.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Horses.
(d) Cows.

3. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?
(a) She organized a prairie women's group.
(b) She founded the University of Kansas.
(c) She was captured by Indians.
(d) She was the best shot in the West.

4. Occasional skirmishes perpetuated the myth of the Native Americans as ________________.
(a) Skilled weapons makers.
(b) Savages.
(c) Expert sharpshooters.
(d) Crafty trackers.

5. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?
(a) Oil.
(b) Cow dung.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Kansas county was especially ravaged by the Cheyenne and Sioux tribes in 1868?

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

3. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?

4. Eventually the differences between the Native Americans and the settlers caused ________________ on both sides.

5. Hundreds of ______________ Indians were slaughtered by the U.S. government in 1864.

(see the answer key)

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