Dred Scott v. Sandford/ Plessy v. Ferguson/ Brown v. Board

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

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time of Dred Scott was...

• Roger B. Taney.

• John Marshall.

• Neil Gorsuch.

• Antonin Scalia.

Dred Scott v. Sandford made what ruling about slavery?

• Slaves were considered property, not people

• Slavery was unconstitutional

• Slavery could continue in the South but spread no further

• Slave owners were to be arrested and thrown in jail

What did Dred Scott argue in the Scott v. Sandford case?

• He was free because he had lived in free states

• He was free because he was now a slaveholder

• He should not have been captured because he was a fugitive

• He should get his property back through due process

An effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Scott v. Sandford was that

• legal protection for slavery was strengthened

• legal protection for slavery was weakened

• the abolitionist movement was strengthened

• the Missouri Compromise was strengthened

Which answer best reflects the main idea of the text from Roger Taney and the Supreme Court's decision on Dred Scott?

• Dred Scott should be considered a free man.

• Slaves were seen as property and not citizens or people.

• The Declaration of Independence was designed to include all people.

• Slaves had the ability to sue for their freedom.

As a result of the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case, slaveholders had the legal right to take enslaved persons into

• Missouri

• any territory

• Kansas and Nebraska

• western territories

Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 

• being sued by someone else

• suing for his freedom

• being in the military

• being a famous doctor

What southern state was Homer Plessy in?

• Louisiana

• Texas

• Georgia

What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

• Sat in the white only part of the bus.

• Took a seat in the white only car of a train.

• Sat at a white only section of a lunch counter.