Quiz on the Dred Scott Case

Quiz on the Dred Scott Case

8th Grade

20 Qs

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Quiz on the Dred Scott Case

Quiz on the Dred Scott Case

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8th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What was the Dred Scott case also known as?

Dred Scott v. Ferguson

Dred Scott v. United States

Dred Scott v. Sandford

Dred Scott v. The State

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court deliver its decision on the Dred Scott case?

1872

1848

1857

1865

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What was the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Dred Scott's status?

His case was dismissed without a ruling

He was entitled to his freedom

He remained enslaved because he was not considered a citizen

He was granted citizenship but not freedom

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Who purchased Dred Scott after Peter Blow's death?

Irene Emerson

John Emerson

Taylor Blow

Roger Taney

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Which territories did Dred Scott live in that were free at the time?

Ohio and Indiana

Kansas and Nebraska

Michigan and Iowa

Illinois and Wisconsin Territory

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Who was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case?

William Rehnquist

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

John Marshall

Roger Taney

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What did the Dred Scott decision say about the rights of slave owners?

It limited their rights in free states

It said nothing about their rights

It protected their rights under the Fifth Amendment

It encouraged states to decide on slave owner rights

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