Abolishing Slavery Objectives 3 & 4

Which controversial concept was the foundation of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• natural rights

• gradual emancipation

• nullification

• popular sovereignty

What was the significance of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858?

• Abraham Lincoln became well-known, which helped him win the presidency in 1860.

• Both Lincoln and Douglas agreed on the future of slavery in the nation.

• Lincoln’s support for popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery became federal policy.

• Douglas’s opposition to slavery for moral reasons encourage a new wave of abolitionism.

The decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford said...

• The Bank of The United States is Constitutional.

• only Congress can regulate interstate trade.

• The State of Georgia cannot make a treaty with the Cherokee nation.

• slaves are property and have no legal rights.

How did the ruling on the Dred Scott case affect the slavery debate?

• It showed that anti-slavery forces would not be supported by the Constitution or the Supreme Court.

• It determined the authority of Congress to outlaw slavery in territories.

• It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit.

• It required Congress to pass the Missouri Compromise

The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) helped to increase sectional conflict because the decision

• prohibited slavery in lands west of the Mississippi River

• denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories

• allowed for the importation of enslaved persons for ten years

• gave full citizenship to all enslaved persons

The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that

• the Supreme Court does not have any power to decide cases of race

• a national vote should be held to decide the legality of slavery

• Congress could not pass a law requiring landowners to free their slaves

• the economic well-being of the western states depended on slave labor

The Dred Scott decision

• confirmed that slaves and their descendants would have to prove their value before earning the right to vote

• outlawed the interstate slave trade

• established that slaves and their descendants should be considered property, not human beings with rights

• declared Scott a free man

• was a victory for the antislavery movement

The rulings of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857), demonstrate that the Supreme Court has

• often imposed restrictions on free speech during wartime

• sometimes failed to protect the rights of minorities (African Americans)

• protected itself from internal dissent

• continued to extend voting rights to minorities (African Americans)

How did the ruling on the Dred Scott case affect the slavery debate?

• It established the legality of segregated schools.

• It protected the right of a freed slave to file a lawsuit.

• It determined the authority of Congress to outlaw slavery in territories.

• It angered members of the anti-slavery movement

Which factor limited the economic opportunities of emancipated African Americans?

• a lack of education

• a shortage of factory jobs

• their high wage demands

• the widespread refusal to remain in farm jobs