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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.
(a) Bushes.
(b) Large rocks.
(c) Grass.
(d) Tumbleweed.

2. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Writing.
(c) Shearing sheep.
(d) Scouting.

3. As a result of the new railroad as well as the Homestead Act of 1862, Native Americans were pushed into the state of _____________.
(a) Montana.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Arizona.
(d) Oklahoma.

4. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.
(a) Indians.
(b) Prairie dogs.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Bears.

5. What was the method of transportation chosen by single people or small families to get to Kansas?
(a) Boat.
(b) Stagecoach.
(c) Covered wagon.
(d) Train.

6. Why were times of illness, pregnancy and childbirth especially frightful times for prairie women?
(a) There were no midwives.
(b) They were a long way from any medical help.
(c) The doctors would not make house calls.
(d) They were a long way from their families.

7. What disease was particularly devastating for young children on the prairie?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Scarlet fever.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Measles.

8. Prairie families tended to be large because of _______________________.
(a) The need to gain more land.
(b) No birth control.
(c) Families needing workers.
(d) A high rate of child mortality.

9. What was a major occasion for social gatherings among prairie families?
(a) Christenings.
(b) Cabin raisings.
(c) Weddings.
(d) Funerals.

10. For how long did the Kansas Drought of 1860 last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 3 months.

11. Which of the following describes how Native Americans were viewed by the settlers?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Joy.
(c) Acceptance.
(d) Fear.

12. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Tomatoes.
(d) Soy beans.

13. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?
(a) Community men.
(b) Government workers.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

14. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.
(a) Anna Brewster Morgan.
(b) Sally Ann Madison.
(c) Mary McKenna.
(d) Lucille Bronson.

15. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?
(a) Injuries.
(b) No pre-natal care.
(c) Bad genes.
(d) Poor diet

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following occurred in the Kansas Drought of 1860?

2. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?

3. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?

4. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?

5. In 1874, the meat of livestock tasted like ____________ because of consuming so many of them.

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