The Dred Scott Decision

After the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the opening of new territories to slavery, how did many northerners feel?

• They felt glad that more states that promoted slavery would exist.

• They felt that none of the existing political parties reflected their growing concerns over slavery.

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What did antislavery leaders do in 1854?

• They chose a new presidential candidate.

• They formed a committee to form new antislavery states.

• They formed a new political party dedicated to fighting the expansion of slavery.

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Who became U.S. president in the 1856 election?

• John C. Fremont

• James Buchanan

• Steven Douglass

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

The Supreme Court Chief Justice that issued the Dred Scott Decision was...

• Roger Tawney

• Zachary Taylor

• Dred Scott

• Franklin Pierce

The Dred Scott Decision ruled this unconstitutional.

• Missouri Compromise

• Slavery

• Creating new slave states

• Compromise of 1850

What reason did the judge in the Dred Scott case give the ruling that "members of the African race" did not a right to sue?

• They were not allowed into courthouses

• They were not actually U.S. citizens

• Few African-Americans could read

• They were not allowed to vote.

A slave that sued for his freedom because his owner had taken him to live in the free state of Wisconsin.

• Frederick Douglass

• Nat Turner

• Bob Marley

• Dred Scott

When he sued, Dred Scott's legal argument was that...

• Slavery Is Illegal

• Since he had once lived in a free state he would always be free.

• His owner was not of sound mind and should not be allowed to own slaves.

• He had earned enough money and should be allowed to buy his freedom.

In Supreme Court, Who Did Dred Scott Sue?

• John F.A. Sanford

• Roger B. Taney

• John Emerson

• Mrs. Emerson