CC: Dred Scott

Who was at the center of the Dred Scott case?

• Roger Taney

• Dred Scott

• Irene Emerson

• John Emerson

What amendment grants citizenship to those born in the U.S.?

• 14th Amendment

• 1st Amendment

• 5th Amendment

• 10th Amendment

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Scott v. Sandford?

• Dred Scott was free

• Dred Scott remained enslaved

• Slavery was abolished

• Slavery was limited to certain states

What did Chief Justice Roger Taney state about Black people's citizenship?

• Only those born in the U.S. could be citizens

• They were not and could never be citizens

• They were citizens by default

• They could be citizens if free

What did the Missouri Compromise do?

• Ended slavery in Missouri

• Designated free and slave territories

• Granted citizenship to all Black people

• Made Missouri a free state

What was Dred Scott's legal argument for his freedom?

• He was no longer property

• He was born free

• He had lived in free states

• He had purchased his freedom

What was the impact of the Scott v. Sandford decision on Black Americans?

• It granted them citizenship

• It solidified their status as an underclass

• It had no significant impact

• It improved their legal standing

What did the 14th Amendment do in relation to Scott v. Sandford?

• It made Dred Scott a citizen

• It abolished slavery

• It overturned the decision

• It confirmed the decision

How did the United States expand in the early 19th century?

• By discovering new lands

• Through negotiations with Britain

• By winning the Civil War

• Through the Louisiana Purchase

What was a consequence of the Scott v. Sandford decision?

• It ended the debate on slavery

• It led to the Civil War

• It unified the country

• It abolished the slave trade