The Dred Scott Decision

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

• That slavery diminished the national character.
• That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
• That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional.  

• The Compromise of 1850
• The Great Compromise
• The 3/5th Compromise
• The Missouri Compromise

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

• to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
• to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
• to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
• to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

How did the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln's political future?

• He won the senate race in Illinois.
• He became known throughout the nation.
• He was seen as a poor canidate for public office
• He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time

During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln's view of slavery was that

• it was a legal issue.
• the nation could continue as half-free and half-slave
• slavery would cause the Union to dissolve.
• It was a moral issue