Dred Scott Key details lesson 1

Dred Scott was...

• A free man

• A slave owver

• A Slave who gained his freedom

• A slave who did not gain his freedom

Scott went to court to...

• ask for money to repay his days in slavery.

• ask for freedom.

• get married.

In the 1850's

• The whole country allowed slavery.

• Half the states allowed slavery and half did not.

• Some of the new territories allowed slavery and some did not.

According to the text, there was conflict in the country at the time because... (page 13)

• People disagreed about the slavery issue and wanted the country to split into two countries.

• People disagreed about the slavery issue and wanted to end all slavery.

Dred Scott was owned by

• George Washington

• John Emerson

• Harriet Scott

During Scott's life he was moved around

• to only free states

• to only slave states

• to free states and slave states

What evidence did Scott use to support his court case that he should be free?

• John Emerson, his owner, had died.

• The fact that he was moved around to many places because he was a slave and had not say in where he wanted to live.

• He was not paid for his work.

• He had lived the free state of Illinois and Wisconsin territory.

Do you think Dred Scott was brave for doing what he did?

• Yes

• No