Causes of the Civil War Part 3

What best describes Dred Scott ?

• slave who sued for his freedom

• slaveowner who sued for the return of a fugitive slave

• Georgia politician trying to ban slavery

• Supreme Court judge making a ruling on the spread of slavery

Dred Scott's case went to...

• the Georgia State Supreme Court.

• the United States Supreme Court.

• the U.S. Congress.

• Georgia General Assembly

The Dred Scott decision...

• angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

• satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

• promoted the abolitionist movement.

• resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

The Dred Scott case pushed the nation closer to disunion & civil war?

• true

• false

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves... check all that apply

• were NOT citizens of the U.S.

• had NO right to sue in court.

• were considered to be the property of their owner.

• should all be freed immediately.

What did the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case make possible?

• the abolition of slavery

• the restriction of slavery within the South

• the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act

• the spread of slavery into any free territory or state

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

Abraham Lincoln was a _________.

• Republican

• Democrat

• Libertarian

• Socialist

What office were Lincoln and Douglas running for during the time of the Lincoln Douglas Debates?

• U.S. Senate

• Representative

• President

• Vice President