Kansas History

Who traded goods and ammunition with the Osage and Pawnee? Hint: he was a French explorer

• Stephen Long

• William Becknell

• Etiennes De Bourmont

• Claude Charles Du Tisne

a frame hung between trailing poles and pulled by a dog or horse

• currency

• nomadic

• travois

• oral tradition

Consistently low water lvels in the Arkansas River led Kansas to take which action?

• File a lawsuit against the state of Colorado

• Form a conservation agreement with Nebraska

• Fill in strip mines with water to form lakes

• Limit water consumption and irrigation

Which best explains a way the Permian Sea continues to affect people living in Kansas today?

• Remains of prehistoric animals that lived in the sea are used as sources of energy.

• Many buildings in large cities are constructed from limestone formed by the sea.

• Descendants of large reptiles from the sea still live in some parts of the state.

• Silt formed by the sea is the most important natural resource in the state.

Which two of the following statements about communication and transportation in Kansas is true?

• The Pony Express was first established in Kansas.

• The Wright brothers flew the first airplane in Topeka.

• Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway was founded in Kansas.

• Sprint, a communication company, has its roots in Kansas.

The arrival of humans on the prairie caused which two of the following?

• The disappearance of large predatory animals

• The devastation of the bison population

• The conservation of small animals like river otters

• The growth of pronghorn antelope populations

Attempts to organize a government in Kansas Territory were difficult because:

• there was too much violence in Kansas Territory.

• both antislavery and proslavery forces wanted control of the government.

• those who invested in the towns only did so to make a profit.

• the new settler did not have experience setting up a government.

Who was the first European explorer to set foot in Kansas?

• Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

• Hernando de Soto

• Juan de Oñate

• Jacques Marquette

What was the primary purpose of the Santa Fe Trail?

• To transport gold from California

• To facilitate trade between Missouri and Santa Fe

• To serve as a military route during the Civil War

• To connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Which Native American tribe was forcibly relocated to Kansas in the 19th century?

• Cherokee

• Sioux

• Iroquois

• Apache