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Dred Scott Case Quiz

Authored by Scott Davis

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6th Grade

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Dred Scott Case Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was Dred Scott born?

Wisconsin

Missouri

Virginia

Illinois

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was John Emerson?

A doctor in the US Army

A politician

A lawyer

A Supreme Court judge

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main claim in Dred Scott's lawsuit?

He was mistreated by his master

He was a free man by birth

He was promised freedom by his master

He was illegally held in free territories

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Supreme Court rule that it had no jurisdiction over Dred Scott's case?

The case was already decided by a lower court

The case was too old

Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States

The case was not important

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Supreme Court say about the Missouri Compromise?

It was constitutional

It was outdated

It was unconstitutional

It was irrelevant

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many justices agreed with the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

Eight

Five

Six

Seven

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the reaction in the North to the Supreme Court's decision?

It was celebrated

It was welcomed

It was ignored

It was considered offensive

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