five questions each question have to be 500 words your choice of the question

Answer five of the following essay questions through the use of specific details and examples from either the readings or the lectures to demonstrate that you have critically analyzed each issue and can appropriately address the salient points and their larger importance. Answers should be in the range of 500 words and follow the appropriate grammar and professionalism of a college-level essay.

1. Describe the culture and history of the Kansa or another Native American tribe in the Midwest. How did their resettlement and the resettlement of eastern tribes impact their cultures and sovereignty?
2. What role did violence play in Bleeding Kansas and the American Civil War? How did average Kansans influence events and major historical changes to the United States?
3. How did the agrarian way of life central to the Kansas economy and identity influence its history from the first pioneers until the Great Depression?
4. How did Kansas reshape the American religious environment at the turn of the 20^th century? What were the major ideas espoused from religious Kansans and what were the consequences?
5. What were the various radical political influence in Kansas from 1880-1930? How did they influence and reflect Kansas ideas and identities?
6. How did crime and law influence the development of Kansas in the 20^th century?
7. Find a historical event somewhere in the Midwest (but not Kansas) that confirms or challenges our understanding of historical events in Kansas. Describe this event and reflect on how the context shaped this story in similar and/or different ways than what occurred in Kansas.
8. Write your own question drawn from the readings or lectures that is not covered in any of the other questions on the exam. Then, answer the question using details and examples that demonstrate critical thinking about the historical topic.