Truman | Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Part 1 Chapter 1

1. In 1841, what was considered the extreme frontier of the USA?

2. For most of the people in Independence in the 1800's, who was their hero?

3. What was Independence Missouri's nickname in the 1840s?

4. What was the most common method of travel for settlers in the 1800s to take to Independence?

5. What epidemics decimated the families in Independence during the years of 1851-1854?

6. How many men and boys were killed in Quantrille's raid on Lawrence, Kansas?

7. How were Truman's ancestors related to the bushwhackers?

8. What was General Order Number 11?

9. Where was Harry S Truman born?

10. Who were Harry Truman's parents?

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