(1857) The Dred Scott Case: Dred Scott was a slave whose owner moved to a ____ state in the north.

• free

• slave

Dred Scott sued for his freedom. The case went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Roger Taney & his court ruled that "a slave could _________ by living in a free state."

• not become free

• be free

The Dred Scott Case: The Southerners said that this meant that slavery should be _________ throughout the entire United States. The Republicans disagreed.

• opened up

• closed

The Dred Scott Case: It appeared that slavery was protected by the ___________.

• U.S. Constitution

• voters

• President

The Dred Scott Case: Therefore, to abolish slavery, a ____________ would have to be created.

• election

• Constitutional Amendment

• union

United States Senator Election of 1858 (The State of Illinois):

The Democrats ran Stephen A. Douglas (Popular Sovereignty) and the Republicans ran a little-known candidate by the name of _____________.

• George Washington

• James Buchanon

• Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln-Douglas Debates: Lincoln (known as _________) challenged Douglas to a series of debates concerning slavery.

• Honest Lincoln

• Abe the Truthful

• Honest Abe

• Lincoln Liar

Douglas was for Popular Sovereignty, while Abraham Lincoln was against the spread of _______.

• slavery

• farming

• banking

• industries

Lincoln favored blacks rights for ____________.

• voting

• freedom of speech

• education

• citizenship

Lincoln-Douglas Debate:

Douglas _____ the election, but Lincoln won the ______ throughout the North. People now knew who Abraham Lincoln was.

• won; election

• lost; election

• won; respect