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Chapter 6
Welcome to Kansas: "Her Light Shall Shine"
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History
8th Grade
11/20/2010

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What is... twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular intervals?
Definition
Barbed Wire.
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What is... the attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of intolerance?
Definition
Bigotry.
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What is... flexible armor made of joined metal links?
Definition
Chain Migration.
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What is... social structure where people share certain economic social, or cultural characteristics.
Definition
Class System.
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What is... of, belonging to, or shared by the people of a community?
Definition
Communal.
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What is... a period of time of low economic activity marked by rising levels of unemployment?
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Depression.
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What is... required enrollment in the armed forces?
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Draft.
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Under the homestead act, how much was the fee to claim a homestead?
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$10
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Where did most of new settlers to Kansas come from?
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Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana.
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What was the purpose of windmills on the plains?
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To pull water to the surface.
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What immigrant group came to Kansas in the largest numbers?
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Germans.
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What caused Swedish immigrants to leave their homelands?
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Drought.
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Name at least three additional immigrant groups who have settled in Kansas?
Definition
-Mexicans
-Vietnam
-Cambodia
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