Dred Scott vs. Sandford (Youtube Video)

What was the main issue that led to the Civil War in the 1850s? (0:03)

• Foreign policy disputes

• The expansion of slavery in the American West

• Economic differences between the North and South

• Disagreements over taxation

What was the status of slavery in Kansas during the 1850s? (0:10)

• Slavery was allowed but not practiced

• It was a free state with no slavery

• It was a slave state

• There was bloody fighting over whether it would be a slave state or a free state

What did the Missouri Compromise accomplish? (0:46)

• It banned slavery in all new territories

• It allowed slavery in all new territories

• It allowed Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, banning slavery north of the 36, 30 parallel

• It declared all African Americans as citizens

What did Dred Scott argue? (1:10)

• Argued that he was free since he once lived with his master in free territory

• He argued for the right to vote in a presidential election.

• He argued to be able to travel alone to Europe

Who was the Chief Justice during the Dred Scott v. Sandford case? (1:23)

• Benjamin Curtis

• Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

• Roger B. Taney

• John Marshall

What did Chief Justice Roger B. Taney hope to achieve with the Dred Scott decision? (1:31)

• To grant citizenship to all African Americans

• To encourage Congress to find a solution to slavery

• To strengthen the Union by supporting abolitionist sentiment

• To settle the issue of slavery once and for all in favor of the South

What was the controversial decision made by the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case? (1:42)

• Slaves could travel freely throughout the the country as they chose.

• The Missouri Compromise was constitutional

• Dred Scott was granted his freedom

• Slaves could not be citizens and Congress could not ban slavery in the territories

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

• Slavery was allowed in the West

• Slavery was abolished in all states

• African Americans were granted citizenship

• African Americans were not considered citizens and could not sue

What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision on the United States? (2:56)

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery

• It established a clear definition of citizenship

• It heightened sectional tensions and contributed to the Civil War

• It resolved the tensions between the North and South

(True or False) The result of the Dred Scott case made many people in the U.S. very angry leading the country closer to a Civil War.

• True

• False