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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did journalist William Preston Johnson describe the intellectual atmosphere of the Lamar family?

2. How many votes were needed to convict the President?

3. Who was the butcher of New Orleans who was the chief prosecutor in Johnson's impeachment trial?

4. After Lamar toured Mississippi to discuss his reasons for voting the way he did, how did the people react?

5. What senator dashed his presidential hopes by speaking out against the Ku Klux Klan?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Sen. Robert A. Taft's unrealized political ambition throughout his career?

2. After the Senate, what political office did Lamar hold?

3. Why was the Jay Treaty of 1795 so unpopular in the new country of the United States?

4. What is some of the speculation regarding Ross' not revealing how he would vote until he cast his vote on the Senate floor?

5. What was the Armed Ship Bill and why did Norris oppose it?

6. What was the reaction of the Democrats to Taft's public statements?

7. What was the downfall of Sen. Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama?

8. How did Edmund G. Ross come to the U.S. Senate from Kansas?

9. How did Lamar win respect from Northerners and Democrats in Congress?

10. Sen. Lucius Lamar of Mississippi entered Congress as a secessionist but after the Civil War he worked for compromise. Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write about a time when you found it necessary to compromise.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay that compares slavery to segregation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on your personal idea of courage. Use some example from your life or that you know about personally.

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