Kansas History Final Review

Which is NOT a reason Kansas was attracting settlers to come live in Kansas?

• There was a rumor of gold, silver, and other riches in Kansas

• The Homestead Act

• The Native Americans were pushed further away out of Kansas

• The idea of the Great American Desert was long forgotten

Which president of the United States signed The Homestead Act in 1862?

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President Andrew Jackson

• President John Quincy Adams

• President George Washington

What were the requirements for someone to be able to get land in Kansas through The Homestead Act?

• You had to be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, pay a $20 fee, and live on and cultivate the land.

• You had to be at least 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, pay a $5 fee, and live on and cultivate the land.

• The only requirement was that you were 21 years old.

• You had to be at least 21 years old, a U.S. citizen, pay a $10 fee, and live on and cultivate the land.

For what reason was The Homestead Act passed?

• to encourage more Native American Indians to move to Kansas.

• to encourage small family farmers; starting a farm was expensive and this act made it more possible for families to start a farm.

• to encourage more people to cut down trees for firewood and building on their land

• to give more people jobs after the Civil War

Lack of trees, drought, blizzards, and grasshoppers were all difficulties settlers in Kansas had to adapt to while living on the plains.

• True

• False

Many African Americans moved to Kansas because of the many push factors that lead them to leave the south. Which of the following are push factors that lead African Americans to leave the south and come to Kansas? (Check all that apply)

• Jim Crow Laws and segregation

• religious freedom

• good education and work opportunity

• discrimination and oppression

Why did the Texas cattle drives have to come to Kansas?

• Kansas had a high demand for meat; all the cows were sold in Kansas for their meat.

• Texas did not have a railroad to get the cattle to the east; Kansas was the closes railroad.

• It was too expensive to take the railroad from Texas to the east, so they walked part of the way, and then got on the railroads in Kansas.

What jobs might a cowboy have while on the cattle drive? (check all that apply)

• trail boss

• handle the cattle

• cook

• work the horses

Cowtowns included Abilene, Ellsworth, Wichita, Dodge City, and Kansas City.

• True

• False, Kansas City was not a cow town.

• False, Kansas City and Doge City were not cow towns.

Why were local farmers not happy with the cattle business/cattle drives?

• Texas cattle often has diseases that infected the local cattle.

• The cowboys were rude and mean to the towns people.

• They did not want them spending money in their towns.