The Dred Scott Decision

Dred Scott Decision

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What was the name of the enslaved person who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court?

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What was the name of the Justice who wrote the opinion in the Dred Scott Decision?

Multiple Choice

When did Dred Scott and his wife first petition for freedom?

• 1826

• 1836

• 1846

• 1856

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What is one state/territory that Dred Scott was brought to where slavery was illegal? (A free state/territory)

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What was Dred Scott's argument?

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Why was the Dred Scott decision important?

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Exit Ticket: Why might the Dred Scott decision have further increased sectionalism in the 1850s?

Review: Sectionalism is division based on different sections or regions within a nation.