A Divided Nation: Lecture D

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(1857) The Dred Scott Case: Dred Scott was a slave whose owner moved to a ____ state in the north.

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free

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Dred Scott sued for his freedom. The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Roger Taney & his court ruled that "a slave could _________ by living in a free state."

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not become free

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The Dred Scott Case: The Southerners said that this meant that slavery should be _________ throughout the entire United States. The Republicans disagreed.

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opened up

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The Dred Scott Case: It appeared that slavery was protected by the ___________.

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U.S. Constitution

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The Dred Scott Case: Therefore, to abolish slavery, a ____________ would have to be created.

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Constitutional Amendment

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The Democrats ran Stephen A. Douglas (Popular Sovereignty) and the Republicans ran a little-known candidate by the name of _____________.

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Abraham Lincoln

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Lincoln (known as _________) challenged Douglas to a series of debates concerning slavery.

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Honest Abe

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Douglas was for Popular Sovereignty, while Abraham Lincoln was against the spread of _______.

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slavery

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Lincoln favored blacks rights for ____________. Options: voting, freedom of speech, education, citizenship

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citizenship

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Douglas _____ the election, but Lincoln won the ______ throughout the North. People now knew who Abraham Lincoln was.

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won; respect