Dred Scott

Controversial Supreme Court Case that led to all African Americans being declared noncitizens of the United States

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Dred Scott v. Sandford
• Marbury v. Madison
• Gibbons v. Ogden

Dred Scott is famous for 

• being sued
• suing for his freedom
• becoming a famous doctor
• winning his freedom

What was Dred Scott's reasoning for being free?

• He had lived and worked in free American territory.

• He deserved it.

• He had worked enough to earn his freedom.

• His owner said he could earn his freedom..

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, they were property

• That slavery should be abolished by executive order

Was Dred Scott freed or kept as a slave?

• Kept as a slave

• Granted Freedom

What was the final vote in the case?

• Denied freedom, 7-2

• Granted freedom, 5-4

• Denied freedom, 6-3

• Granted freedom, 6-3

This made it illegal for the federal government to restrict slavery anywhere in the US.

• Missouri Compromise
• Dred Scott v. Sanford

The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional.  

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