Dred Scott Reading Questions

Dred Scott Reading Questions

8th Grade

5 Qs

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Dred Scott Reading Questions

Dred Scott Reading Questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Dred Scott decision?

A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States
A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that slavery was unconstitutional
A federal law passed in 1857 that abolished slavery in the United States
A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that granted freedom to all slaves

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Dred Scott become a slave?

He was born into slavery
He was sold by his owner to a plantation owner
He was captured and brought to the United States
He was given as a gift to his owner

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the two key questions that the Supreme Court had to decide in the Dred Scott case?

Whether Dred Scott was a citizen with the right to bring a case before a federal court, and whether his time in Wisconsin made him a free man
Whether slavery was unconstitutional, and whether Congress had the power to make any laws concerning slavery in the territories
Whether Dred Scott was guilty of a crime, and whether he should be executed
Whether Dred Scott should be allowed to purchase his freedom, and whether he should be compensated for his time as a slave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Chief Justice Taney hope to achieve with the Dred Scott decision?

To settle the slavery controversy once and for all
To free Dred Scott and all other slaves in the United States
To establish himself as a champion of the abolitionist movement
To gain political favor with the slaveholding states

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did Northerners react to the Dred Scott decision?

They were stunned and enraged

They were delighted and hoped that slavery would expand further into the territories

They were indifferent and did not care about the decision

They were divided in their opinions