Dred Scott Reading Quiz

Dred Scott Reading Quiz

7th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was Dred Scott born?

1799

1820

1833

1843

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?

Made Illinois a free state

Outlawed slavery in territories north of Missouri

Declared all people of African descent as non-citizens

Allowed Dred Scott to sue for his freedom

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who refused to grant Dred Scott his freedom after Dr. Emerson's death?

Roger Taney

Eliza Sanford

John Emerson

The Supreme Court

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Slavery was outlawed in all states

Dred Scott was not free

Dred Scott became a U.S. citizen

Dred Scott was free

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Chief Justice Roger Taney state about people of African descent?

They were entitled to compensation for enslavement

They could vote

They were automatically free in free states

They were not U.S. citizens

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What amendment is NOT mentioned as overturning the Scott decision?

14th Amendment

10th Amendment

13th Amendment

15th Amendment

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main impact of the Dred Scott decision?

It declared all slaves free

It reduced tensions between the North and South

It made the Missouri Compromise constitutional

It increased tensions leading to the Civil War