Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, John Brown's Raid Review

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

• that slavery should be abolished by executive order

What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?

• to create a rebellion led by enslaved people that would bring an end to slavery

• to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South

• to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise

• to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states

How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?

• He won the senate race in Illinois

• He became known throughout the nation

• He was seen as a poor candidate for public office

• He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time

Events & Acts: Supreme Court decision in 1857 that ruled that African Americans were not U.S. citizens and could not sue in federal court; also Congress did not have the power to limit slavery

• Dred Scott Decision

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• John Brown's Raid

• Wilmot Proviso

Events & Acts: series of political debates between Illinois U.S. Senate candidates Abraham Lincoln & Stephen Douglas about the issue of slavery

• Dred Scott Decision

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• John Brown's Raid

• Wilmot Proviso

Events & Acts: 1859 effort to arm slaves for a rebellion by seizing the federal arsenal of weapons at Harpers Ferry

• Dred Scott Decision

• Lincoln-Douglas Debates

• John Brown's Raid

• Wilmot Proviso

People: slave that sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court

• Dred Scott

• Roger Taney

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

People: Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; issued the Dred Scott decision in 1857

• Dred Scott

• Roger Taney

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

People: became a national figure after a series of debates about slavery; elected President of the United States in 1860

• Dred Scott

• Roger Taney

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown

People: Abraham Lincoln's opponent in the 1858 Illinois U.S. Senate election

• Dred Scott

• Roger Taney

• Abraham Lincoln

• Stephen Douglas

• John Brown