Homework 12-C - The Dred Scott Decision

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What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?

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that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court

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The Supreme Court Chief Justice that issued the Dred Scott Decision was...

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Roger Tawney

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The Dred Scott Decision ruled this unconstitutional.

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Missouri Compromise

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According to the Dred Scott decision, the _____________________ was abolished since the ______th amendment protected the right to property.

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Missouri Compromise; 5th

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What reason did the judge in the Dred Scott case give the ruling that "members of the African race" did not have a right to sue?

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They were not actually U.S. citizens.

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Which of the following was a question of the Court in the Dred Scott case?
Options: Can Africans be free?, Do Africans have the right to sue in American court?, Do freed slaves have the right to sue in American court?, Does living in a slave state make a Black person a slave?

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Do Africans have the right to sue in American court?

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This former general was elected the 12th president. Unfortunately, he died just 16 months into his term.

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Zachary Taylor

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The 13th president, who professed to hate slavery, but used the power of the Federal government to force the return of fugitives to slaveholders.

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Millard Filmore

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The 14th President, who was from New Hampshire but still favored the South over questions about slavery.

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Franklin Pierce

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A slave that sued for his freedom because his owner had taken him to live in the free state of Wisconsin.

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Dred Scott