WorksheetsLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II Quiz
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
How long did Lamar serve in the United States Senate?
2 years
4 years
6 years
8 years
What was Lamar's unpopular vote against in 1878?
The Fifteenth Amendment
The Bland–Allison Act
The Civil Rights Act
The Emancipation Proclamation
What tragic event occurred in Lamar's family when he was nine years old?
His mother passed away
His father committed suicide
His sister died
His brother was killed
In which book was Lamar featured for his eulogy for Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner?
Profiles in Courage
The Great Gatsby
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Catcher in the Rye
What role did Lamar play in the drafting of Mississippi's Ordinance of Secession?
He opposed it
He helped draft it
He was unaware of it
He protested against it
What was Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II's profession before entering politics?
Doctor
Lawyer
Engineer
Teacher
Who headed the event where Lamar gave a closing address in Richmond?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Andrew Johnson
In which state did Lamar establish his legal practice?
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
What position did Lamar hold in Grover Cleveland's administration?
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Education
What happened on June 21, 1871, in federal court in Oxford?
Lamar was praised for his defense of African Americans
Lamar objected to a witness identifying Klan members
Lamar supported the Fifteenth Amendment
Lamar was awarded a law license
After the Civil War, where did Lamar teach?
University of Alabama
University of Georgia
University of Mississippi
University of Tennessee
In which year was Lamar elected to the United States House of Representatives for the first time?
1850
1856
1861
1873
What action did the federal judge, Gholson, take against Lamar?
Permanently revoked his law license
Temporarily revoked his law license
Awarded him a medal of honor
Promoted him to a higher court
Which military regiment did Lamar help raise?
10th Mississippi Infantry
19th Mississippi Infantry
25th Mississippi Infantry
30th Mississippi Infantry
Where was Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II born and educated?
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
What was significant about Lamar's appointment to the Supreme Court?
First Northerner appointed
First Southerner appointed since the Civil War
First African American appointed
First woman appointed
What did Lamar look forward to in his speech in Richmond?
The end of the Civil War
A country to live for, pray for, fight for, and die for
The abolition of slavery
The rise of the Republican Party
When was Lamar confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice?
1885
1888
1890
1893
What did Lamar passionately defend?
The Northern way of life
The Southern way of life and the Ku Klux Klan
The abolition of slavery
The rights of African Americans
