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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 because they were not citizens

• that slavery should be abolished by executive order

Why were Northerners upset about the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?

• They were angered because the decision could extend slavery into western territories.

• They did not want to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

• They considered Dred Scott to be a slave and did not want him to be free.

• The SCOTUS ruled that Dred Scott was a U.S. citizen.

Which of the following statements best explains the conflict in “Bleeding Kansas”? 

• Farmers and settlers were fighting over the rich farmland found in the territory. 

• Anti-slavery and pro-slavery sympathizers were fighting over popular sovereignty. 

• Citizens were killing each other over the employment opportunities that would be created in Kansas.

• President Abraham Lincoln sent the military to the territory to prevent Kansas from seceding.  

Which was found to be unconstitutional based on the Supreme Court's ruling in Scott v. Sandford?

• the Compromise of 1850

• the Kansas-Nebraska Act

• the Fifth Amendment

• the Missouri Compromise