Dred Scott Quiz

What year did Dred Scott first go to trial to sue for his freedom?

• 1830

• 1847

• 1850

• 1852

What was the final decision of the United States Supreme Court regarding Dred Scott's case?

• Dred Scott was declared a free man.

• Dred Scott and his family were given citizenship.

• It was decided that people of African ancestry could not become citizens.

• The federal government was given the power to prohibit slavery in its territories.

Who did Dred Scott marry while living in the Wisconsin Territory?

• Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Harriet Robinson

• Harriet Emerson

How much did Dred Scott offer to buy his freedom for from Mrs. Emerson?

• $100

• $200

• $300

• $400

What technicality caused Dred Scott to lose his trial in June of 1847?

• He could not prove that he and Harriet were married.

• He could not prove that he and Harriet were owned by Emerson's widow.

• He could not prove that he had lived in a free state.

• He could not prove that he had been a slave.

What was the final court to which Scott appealed his case?

• Missouri Supreme Court

• United States Circuit Court

• United States Supreme Court

• Federal District Court

Who were the main parties involved in the Dred Scott case when it reached the Supreme Court?

• Dred Scott and the Missouri Supreme Court

• Dred Scott and his lawyers

• Dred Scott and John Sanford

• Dred Scott and the Circuit Court

What were the main issues for the Supreme Court to decide in the Dred Scott case?

• Whether Scott was a citizen and if the court had jurisdiction

• Whether slavery was constitutional

• Whether the Missouri Compromise was constitutional

• Whether Scott's case should have gone directly from the state supreme court to the federal supreme court

Who wrote the majority opinion for the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision?

• John Sanford

• Abraham Lincoln

• Roger B. Taney

• Peter Blow

What did the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case declare about the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

• It upheld the compromise

• It declared the compromise unconstitutional

• It declared the compromise irrelevant

• It did not mention the compromise