Chapter 1
In the 1870s, what insect swarmed Kansas in such high numbers that they blocked out the sun and ate the clothes off people's backs?
Grasshoppers
: Before they went extinct due to climate change, what were the two largest elephant-like mammals that early people in Kansas hunted? Name me one of them.
mammoth
mastodon
Stephen H. Long called the land that would become Kansas a
The Great American Dessert
Where were most slaves taken from?
Africa
Why are fires considered a helpful part of the prairie ecosystem?
It allows new growth.
Early hunters used a stick called an atlatl to throw hunting darts. What technology eventually replaced it because it could travel farther and was stronger?
Bow and Arrow
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were asked to find a river that went all the way to which ocean?
Pacific
What person before they were president came to Kansas and gave speeches about abolishing slavery?
Lincoln
an exact position using addresses or latitude/longitude
relative/absolute
absolute
The arrival of what animal cause some tribes to become more nomadic (moving from place to place)?
Horse
How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost us from France?
15 Million
Who was the first govenor of the TERRITORY.
Andrew Reeder
What is the name of the massive underground layer of rock and sand that provides water for irrigation in western Kansas?
The Ogallala Aquifer.
Besides war and loss of land, what was the most deadly thing Europeans brought to the Great Plains that wiped out entire Native villages?
Disease
Why did the US government move the American Indians from the east to Kansas?
They wanted their land.
What was the name of the man who was caned in the Senate.
Charles Sumner
Which region is known for red quartzite boulders left behind by glaciers that were over 500 feet thick?
It is my favorite region.
Glaciated Region
What was the name of the "city of gold" that the explorer Coronado was searching for when he reached Kansas, and what did he find instead?
Quivera
Who was the first American to explore the Kansas region by land instead of by boat
Zebulon Pike
Fredrick Scott