Railroad land grants were:

public land given to the railroads by the government. In exchange, the railroads built tracts to specific locations.

free land given to settlers by thte government.

land that was fenced for cattle drives.

land given bthe government to emigrant Indian tribes.

When the government gave public lands to the railroad it was:

An incentive for the railroads to build where they would not otherwise build.

For the railroad to give away the land to cattle ranchers.

To provide the railroad with a monopoly.

To stop Texas fever from coming to Kansas.

"Rain follows the plow" means:

Once the priarie is cultivated the climate will change to bring more rain.

The only way for rain to fall on fields is for the fields to be plowed.

Rain makers walk behind the plows as the farmers plow the ground.

In Kansas we like to exaggerate the success of our agriculture.

The cattle drives from Texas to Kansas took place after the Civil War. Why was it profitable to take cattle east?

Beef shortage in the east but an abundance of cattle in Texas.

Cattle was sold at a higher price in the east.

Where a person lived in Kansas, whether in the country or the city, affected his or her access to goods and services. Which answers below explain why.

The closer you lived to the railroad the more goods and services you had access to.

Railroads stopped in the cities giving city dwellers easy access.

Living in the country was a little more isolating.

What is an example of ways in which mechanized equipment on the farm saved time?

Mechanical threshing allowed farmers to grow more grain.

When threshing was done by hand the farmer was limited and could only grow the amount he could thresh.

Mechanized equipment saved time and resulted in the need for less hired help.

Kansas History Chapter 7 Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of several Cattle towns in Kansas

Chisholm Trail

Trail Boss

Dodge City

Texas Fever

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Marked the area where Texas Cattle could not go

Trail boss

Chisholm Trail

Jesse CHisholm

Quarantine line

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Cattle trail that ran from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas

Chisholm Trail

Dodge City

Quarntine line

Texas fever

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person in charge of a cattle drive

Jesse Chisholm

Trail boss

Texas Fever

Dodge City

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Disease that infected local cattle

Chishom Trail

Dodge City

Quarantine line

Texas fever

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Trail blazer who marked portions of the most famous cattle trail

Trail boss

Texas fever

Jesse Chisholm

Dodge City

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

______________ established the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.

Cyrus K. Holiday

Fred Harvey

Monopoly

Town site association

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Kansas History Chapter 7

One of several Cattle towns in Kansas

Marked the area where Texas Cattle could not go

Cattle trail that ran from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas

A person in charge of a cattle drive

Disease that infected local cattle

Trail blazer who marked portions of the most famous cattle trail

______________ established the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad.

_________________established restaurants, hotels, and dining cars along the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad line.

There was national interest in building a _______________ railroad connecting the East and West Coasts.

It was the responsibility of the _________________ to survey the land and plan the selected town site.

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