Dred Scott

In the Scott v. Sandford case, the Supreme Court

• ruled in favor of Sandford

• threw the case out of court

• ruled in favor of Scott

• declared a mistrial

The Dred Scott Supreme Court case centered around what issue?

• slavery

• tariffs

• manufacturing

• trade patents

The Dred Scott decision is referred to as "the Supreme Court case that...

• abolished slavery."

• declared the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional."

• caused the Civil War."

• resulted in the Compromise of 1850."

The Dred Scott case pushed the nation closer to disunion & civil war?

• true

• false

According to the Dred Scott decision, any area of the country was open to the spread of slavery, possibly even the free states of the North?

• true

• false

How did the Dred Scott case (1857) impact the Compromise of 1850?

• It overturned the Compromise of 1850 and made it obsolete.

• It upheld the Compromise of 1850.

• It made the Compromise of 1850 acceptable to all northerners.

• ALL choices

What did the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott case make possible?

• the abolition of slavery

• the restriction of slavery within the South

• the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act

• the spread of slavery into any free territory or state

Select three (3) reasons why the South was so pleased with the ruling in the Dred Scott case?

• It protected the rights of slave holders.

• It weakened the anti-slavery and abolitionist movements.

• It enabled slavery to spread into any western territory.

• it outlawed slavery in the west

What were the "key facts" on which Dred Scott based his claim for freedom?

• He had a young daughter and wife to support.

• He was owned by Eliza Emerson.

• He had lived in free states before.

Where was Dred Scott Born

• Kentucky

• Missouri

• Illinois

• Kenya