U6 L10: Dred Scott & Senate Debates (8.59 & 8.60)- Practice

1) Why did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

• a. Dred Scott argued that the Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were unconstitutional.

• b. Dred Scott argued that the Declaration of Independence stated that all people had rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

• c. Dred Scott argued that, because he was born on U.S. soil, he was technically a citizen of the United States.

• d. Dred Scott argued that, because he lived in states and territories where slavery was illegal, he should be legally free.

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2) How did Republicans and other antislavery groups react to the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?

• a. They accepted the Supreme Court’s decision, recognizing that banning slavery violated the Fifth Amendment.

• b. They opposed the Supreme Court’s decision, protesting that the Court’s ruling was a crime.

• c. The opposed the Supreme Court’s decision, arguing that Roger B. Taney had accepted an illegal bribe.

• d. The opposed the Supreme Court’s decision but respected the supreme authority of the Court in legal matters.

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Locate the state of Illinois.

Locate the state of Missouri.

Locate the state of Wisconsin.

Match the image to the historical figure.

• Dred Scott

• 
• John Brown

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• Abraham Lincoln

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• Henry Clay

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• Stephen Douglas

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Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Dred Scott Decision

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(b) Stephen Douglas

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(c) Abraham Lincoln

• supported popular sovereignty

• achieved fame from 1858 race

• Illinois Republican

• government can not stop the spread of slavery

• Illinois Democrat

• won 1858 Senate race

• wanted to stop slavery on moral grounds

• African-Americans are not citizens

• enslaved people are legally property

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Stephen A. Douglas's plan to let each territory vote on slavery was called ____.

• Popular Choice

• Territorial Sovreignty

• Electoral Choice

• Popular Sovereignty

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Who became popular around the nation during the Illinois Senate race of 1858?

• John Brown

• Stephen A. Douglas

• Abraham Lincoln

• Roger B. Taney

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Which Supreme Court decision divided the nation over the issue of slavery?

• John Brown v. Ohio

• Lincoln v. Douglas

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Korematsu v. United States

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