Dred Scott, John Brown and the Start of the Civil War

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

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 ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...

• fugitive slaves.

• abolitionists.

• slave owners.

• anti-slavery groups.

The Dred Scott Supreme Court case centered around what issue?

• slavery

• tariffs

• manufacturing

• trade patents

Brown was active in the Underground Railroad and helped slaves.

• True
• False

Why did Brown move his family to Kansas?

• Good farmland
• To support them in the fight against slavery
• to go to KU
• to fight the South

What did Brown do to unarmed pro-slavery men in Kansas?

• talk to them sternly
• protest in front of their house
• hacked them to death with swords
• agreed with them

What was Brown's penalty for his attack on Harper's Ferry?

• Jail time
• he was hanged
• no penalty
• nothing

John Brown was...

• a believer in popular sovreignty

• an abolitionist

• a free-soiler

• pro-slavery

How did abolitionists put pressure on government to end slavery?

• They gave speeches and sermons.

• They held conventions and handed out pamphlets.

• They published newspapers and songs.

• They passed laws in the Constitution to end slavery in every state.