Which of the following is NOT directly determined by US citizenship?

The ability to travel internationally

What was the primary legal argument Dred Scott used in his 1846 lawsuit for freedom?

His enslaver had taken him to live in free states and territories.

He had purchased his freedom from Irene Emerson.

He was born in a free state, making him inherently free.

His family was being illegally held in Missouri.

What was Dred Scott's primary argument for his freedom?

He had lived with his enslaver in free areas of the country, making him free.

His enslaver had promised him freedom upon their return to a slave state.

He had purchased his freedom from his enslaver.

A new federal law had abolished slavery nationwide, including his current location.

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case regarding the citizenship of enslaved African Americans?

Enslaved African Americans were not considered citizens and therefore lacked the standing to sue in federal court.

Enslaved African Americans were granted full citizenship rights.

Enslaved African Americans were considered citizens of the state where they resided.

The court ruled that all African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were citizens.

Beyond Dred Scott's personal freedom, what significant ruling did the Supreme Court make about slavery in U.S. territories?

It declared the ban on slavery in territories acquired through the Louisiana Purchase unconstitutional.

It affirmed Congress's power to ban slavery in all new territories.

It established that only individual states, not the federal government, could decide on the legality of slavery.

It mandated that all new territories would automatically become free states upon admission to the Union.

How did the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision affect the legal status of Black Americans, even after the 14th Amendment was ratified?

It solidified their status as an underclass, limiting their legal and political rights despite the amendment.

It immediately granted them full and equal citizenship, overturning all previous restrictions.

It had no lasting impact on their legal status, as the 14th Amendment fully nullified its effects.

It only affected formerly enslaved individuals, not those who were already free before the decision.

Slavery and Abolition Lesson

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Write one word describing
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"Slavery is gross injustice and cruelty to which slaves are constant victims."

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"Negro slaves are the happiest and freest people in the world."

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"Your celebration of freedom is a sham, your liberty an unholy license, your national greatness swelling vanity."

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"Enslaved people enjoy liberty because they are oppressed neither by care nor labor."

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Write one word describing
slavery.

"Slavery is gross injustice and cruelty to which slaves are constant victims."

"Negro slaves are the happiest and freest people in the world."

"Your celebration of freedom is a sham, your liberty an unholy license, your national greatness swelling vanity."

"Enslaved people enjoy liberty because they are oppressed neither by care nor labor."

"There is not a nation on earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than the United States at this hour."

"Free laborers are more enslaved than Negro slaves because they work longer and harder for less."

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"Your celebration of freedom is a sham, your liberty an unholy license, your national greatness swelling vanity."

"Enslaved people enjoy liberty because they are oppressed neither by care nor labor."

"There is not a nation on earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than the United States at this hour."

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Write one word describing
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"Negro slaves are the happiest and freest people in the world."