Expansion & Division -Notes 5 (Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas)

Who was the enslaved African American who believed that because they had lived in free areas, they could gain their freedom in court?

• Fredrick Douglas

• Dred Scott

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

In 1857 the Supreme Court had an opportunity to make a strong statement, either for or against slavery, in a land mark case. What was the court's ruling?

• If slaves have lived in a free state then technically they are free

• If a slave has the means to buy his freedom he can do so

• If a slave can escape to a free country before being caught, he cannot be returned

• African- Americans were not citizens of the U.S. but instead were considered "property"

In 1858, who were the 2 men running for Illinois Senate? (8.60)

• Abraham Lincoln

• Henry Clay

• Dred Scott

• John Brown

• Stephen Douglas

The Senate race in Illinois included 7 debates which drew huge crowds of up to 15,000 people. What were these debates called?

• The First Great Awakening

• The Second Great Awakening

• The Lincoln- Douglas Debates

• The Bleeding Kansas Event

What was the main topic of the Illinois Senate debates of 1858?

• popular sovereignty

• the state of the Union

• slavery in the U.S.

• how to add new territories to the U.S.

Who won the Illinois Senate race in 1858?

• Stephen Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Sam Houston

• John Brown

• Dred Scott

True or False. Abraham Lincoln supported popular sovereignty and believed each state should decide the issue of slavery for itself.

• True

• False

True or False. Lincoln was anti-slavery, but not an abolitionist.

• True

• False

Who was the extreme abolitionist who played a nightmarish role during the “Bleeding Kansas" crisis and believed he was chosen by God to bring an end to slavery.

• Dred Scott

• Fredrick Douglas

• John Brown

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Elihu Embree

In an attempt to start an armed revolt of enslaved people, John Brown led a raid on what United States arsenal?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Washington, D.C.

• Harpers' Ferry, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Antietam Creek, Maryland