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Dred Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom. Supreme Court Chief Justice ________ ruled that Scott had no right to sue in federal court because African Americans were not ________.

• Roger B. Taney, citizens

• John Marshall, property owners

• Earl Warren, voters

• William Rehnquist, taxpayers

Slaves were property, and the ________ of their owners were protected in all states.

• Property rights

• Civil rights

• Voting rights

• Human rights

This meant Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery to any territory and the ________ was unconstitutional.

• Missouri Compromise

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Compromise of 1850

Supporters of slavery ________ at this ruling but northerners were ________.

• rejoiced, shocked

• angered, pleased

• indifferent, concerned

• confused, indifferent

Lincoln’s opposition to the _________ led him to run as a Republican against Senator Stephen Douglas, the author of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

• Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Fugitive Slave Act

The goal of the new Republican Party was to _________

• Stop the spread of slavery into the western territories

• Expand slavery into new territories

• Support the continuation of slavery in the South

• Abolish slavery immediately in all states

What was Douglas's stand on popular sovereignty regarding slavery?

• He supported it as a means to allow territories to decide on slavery.

• He opposed it and believed in federal control over slavery.

• He had no clear stance on the issue.

• He believed it should be decided by the Supreme Court.

According to Lincoln's stand on African Americans, were they considered socially and politically equal to white people?

• Yes

• No

According to Lincoln's stand on African Americans, were they entitled to rights in the Declaration of Independence?

• Yes, they were entitled to rights in the Declaration of Independence.

• No, they were not entitled to rights in the Declaration of Independence.

Did Lincoln believe that slavery would die out on its own?

• Yes

• No