Bell work #19Feb. 23

• This is a type of trade where no money is exchanged…

• T/F When the French and Spanish explorers first came to Kansas there was no one living here.

• T/F Attending an Indian mission school was a similar experience to what school is like today.

• What was the Native American Relocation Act?

Bell work #18Feb. 22

• Which Indian village did Coronado visit on his expedition?

• Why did French Explorers and traders come to Kansas?

• What is the difference between absolute and relative dating?

Bell work #17Feb. 18

• French Explorers came to Kansas to…• Why was the policy to relocate the Indians to

Kansas hard on them?• T/F Indian tribes forced to emigrate to Kansas

were assigned to reservations.• T/F Eminent domain was the belief that the

United States should expand westward.

Bell work #16Feb. 17

• What were missionaries?• What is Manifest Destiny; what does it deal

with?• What was the Indian Removal Act? Who did it

effect?• Why were the Indians being relocated to

Kansas?

Bell work #15Feb. 16

• How long was the Oregon Trail?• What rock was a checkpoint for travels to help

them decide if they were on time?• Why would you probably be traveling on the

Oregon Trail?• What were some of the problems travelers

encountered on the trail?

Bell work #14Feb. 15

• What was the Santa Fe Trail mainly used for?• In which part does the Santa Fe Trail go

through Kansas?• What kinds of hardships did the people face

while they were on the Santa Fe Trail?• How was the relationship between the

travelers on the Santa Fe Trail and the Indians they encountered along the way?

Bell work #13Feb. 14

• Which of the explorers were American?• What was the main goal of the Lewis & Clark

expedition?• Which explorer was captured by the Spanish?• Which two trails ran through Kansas?

Bell work #12Feb. 9

• What country did Francisco Coronado represent while he was on his mission through the plains of America?

• What was the seven cities of gold called, that Coronado was looking for?

• What year did Coronado begin his exploration?

• What human trait lead to Coronado beginning the exploration?

Bell work #11Feb. 8

• What is the definition of nomadic?• What did the Cheyenne use to paint their

stories on?• What is the difference between relative and

absolute location?• What does it mean to “infer meaning.”

Bell work #10Jan. 31

• What kinds of food did the Kansa and Osage cultivate?

• What would indicate that the Kansa and Osage were close friends?

• There were 9 major Indian tribes in Kansas. Which ones are they?

• T/F. Did the American Indians in Kansas conduct trading with other people.

Bell work #9Jan. 28

• What was an advantage of the horse for the Plains Indians?

• In the mini movie there were many different ways to use the buffalo, name five in the book?

• What did the nomadic tribes of Kansas use to transfer their tepees from one location to another?

• What does it mean to barter?

Bell work #8Jan. 26

• What is the difference between Sedentary and Nomadic Tribes?

• What is a new method of food preservation?• What kind of housing did the native tribes

have? (Pg. 36)• What are the similarities between the Kansa

and Osage Indian Tribes?

Bell work #7Jan. 24

• Why do we not know more about the earliest people in Kansas?

• What is oral tradition?• What is Migration?• What kind of adaptations did the early people

of Kansas have to deal with?

Bell work #6Jan. 21

• This prehistoric sea existed thousands of years ago.

• What are Physiographic regions?• This Aquifer is a constantly renewing source of

water.• What day is the day of Kansas’s birthday?

Bell work #5Jan. 19

• T/F. The Ogallala Aquifer is constantly renewing.

• T/F. Kansas took legal action against Colorado claiming that Colorado used more than its share of water from the Arkansas River.

• What percentage of prairie is underground?

Bell work #4Jan. 18

• What effects do tornados have on Kansas?• Describe to me what the grasshopper invasion

was.• What are the causes of Prairie Fires?• What is the relative location of McPherson,

Kansas?

Bell Work #3Jan. 14

• What are Physiographic regions?• Do you remember what erosion means?– If so what does it mean?

• T/F. Environmentally, do great differences exist between western and eastern Kansas?

• What year did the grasshopper invasion begin?

Bell work #2Jan. 13

• What does Conterminous states mean?• Why are native grasses a valuable resource to

Kansas?• What is the most numerous type of animal in

Kansas?• Does Kansas have more tornados than any

other state?

Bell Work #1Jan. 12

• What forms Kansas’s only natural border?• What was the Permian Sea?• What is a Drought?• What is an Aquifer?