Write your answers for each task.

Group
Names:_________________

Task 1 Wanted: Wife (Chapters 1-5)

Before you begin Task 1 read the Task 1 Resources article on the WebQuest
site.

1. Think about what it would be like to live on a farm during this time. Would
there be lots of chores to do to in order have food to eat? What chores did
women do?

2. What kinds of foods did families eat in Kanas in the 1900s?

3. If Annas father was harvesting crops, would he have time to care for Anna
and her brother?

4. Opinion Writing: Why do you think it was important for Annas father to
remarry?

(Organize thoughts using provided worksheet. Compose final answer on lined

paper provided.)

Task 2 Plowing the Fields (Chapters 6-7)

Before you begin Task 2 read the Task 2 Resources article on the WebQuest
site.

1. What is a plain?
2. How much of the land of Kansas is plains?

3. What is the difference between a prairie and a plain?

4. What is a grassland?

5.
Hills Plains
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Task 3 Going to Town (Chapters 8-9)

Before you begin Task 2 read the Task 2 Resources article on the WebQuest
site.

1. How much would butter and eggs cost in a general store during this time?

2. How much would an unskilled female like Sarah expect to make in a

job in 1910? What would that salary be equal to in 2000 (hint the number
in green)?

3. If you had $10 (or a months salary) and you needed to by 3

pounds of butter and 4 dozen eggs, how much money would you have left
over for presents for your family?