Dred Scott

In what state was Dred Scott born?

• Virginia

• Missouri

• Minnesota

• South Carolina

What territory or future state did Dred Scott live in while working at Fort Snelling? (Just write the name of the territory)

What type of work did Dred Scott do while living at Fort Snelling?

• picked cotton

• taught school

• servant work-- like a butler

• foreman-- ran a group of other slaves

About how many slaves had sued for their freedom using the Saint Louis Court systems by the 1840s?

• 300

• 3000

• 30

• none of the above

It took _________ years for the Dred Scott’s case to reach the Supreme Court? (use a number as you answer-- ex. 7)

What did the Supreme Court rule about the Missouri Compromise during the Dred Scott Decision?

• It was unconstitutional.

• It was constitutional.

• That it and the Compromise of 1850 were together unconstitutional.

• That it was no longer needed because of the Compromise of 1850.

What did the Supreme Court rule about the citizenship of African Americans during the Dred Scott Decision?

• They could not be citizens by law.

• They were private property and thus could not be citizens.

• No matter where they lived, North or South, they were still slaves in the eyes of the law.

• Slavery was now technically legal in all of American

True or False: Dred and Harriet Scott were eventually able to get their freedom.

• True

• False

What was the impact of the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision on the United States?

• It strengthened the Democratic Party.

• It was able to calm for a while the growing anger between North and South.

• It angered the South and pleased the North.

• It divided the US further and brought it closer to war.