Dredd Scott

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?

• Slavery Could Never Legally End

• Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

• Slavery Helped The Economy

• Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

How Many Months After The Final Ruling Were The Scotts Freed?

• 2 Days

• 5 Months

• 3 Months

• 4 Years

• 1 Week

What Were The Effects Of The Dred Scott Decision?

• Pro-Slavery Advocates Were Happy

• All Slaves Were Free

• Anti-Slavery Advocates Were Agitated

• Slavery Continued For the Next 100 Years

What was the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court case Dredd Scott vs. Sanford in 1857?

• It allowed slaves who were moved into free states with owners to be emancipated after 3 years.

• It effectively legalized slavery stating that slaves were considered property.

• The judges decided unanimously to abolish slavery in the Union.

• It freed all slaves working on southern plantations in the states of Louisiana, Texas, and Alabama.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court...

• avoided controversy by ruling that Dred Scott had no right to sue in federal court.

• ruled that slaves could sue in federal court only if their masters allowed them to do so.

• ruled that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories because slaves were private property.

• ruled that a slave that had been transported to a free state or territory was a free citizen of the Untied States.

What was supposed to end the issue of slavery in the territories but instead basically declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional.

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott decision

What was the main issue at the heart of the Dred Scott case?

• A) The legality of the Fugitive Slave Act

• B) The citizenship status of African Americans

• C) The rights of slave owners to reclaim escaped slaves

• D) The constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise

Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott decision?

• A) John Marshall

• B) Roger B. Taney

• C) Salmon P. Chase

• D) Earl Warren

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott decision regarding the Missouri Compromise?

• A) It upheld the Missouri Compromise as constitutional

• B) It declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional

• C) It had no impact on the Missouri Compromise

• D) It reinforced the Missouri Compromise

How did the Dred Scott decision affect the status of slaves in free states?

• A) It granted them freedom

• B) It allowed them to vote

• C) It maintained their status as property

• D) It gave them citizenship