Dred Scott v. Sanford

What was the Dred Scott case also known as?

• Dred Scott v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. United States

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Dred Scott v. The State

In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court deliver its decision on the Dred Scott case?

• 1872

• 1848

• 1857

• 1865

The Dred Scott v. Sandford court case declared slaves as ​ ​ (a)  

• property.

• citizens.

• unconstitutional.

• free.

Who was Dred Scott's owner at the time of his Supreme Court case?

• John Emerson

• Irene Emerson

• Peter Blow

• John Sandford

__________ sued for his freedom in _______________. However, the U.S. Supreme Court sided strongly with Southern views of slaves as "property" and "non-citizens" which further increased sectionalism in the U.S.

• John Brown, Marbury v. Madison

• Dred Scott, Dred Scott v. Sanford

• James Ogden, Ogden v. Gibbons

• William McCulloch, McCulloch v. Maryland

What was the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Dred Scott's status?

• His case was dismissed without a ruling

• He was entitled to his freedom

• He remained enslaved because he was not considered a citizen

• He was granted citizenship but not freedom

Who was the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court who wrote the majority opinion in the Dred Scott case?

• William Rehnquist

• Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

• John Marshall

• Roger Taney

Which territories did Dred Scott live in that were free at the time?

• Ohio and Indiana

• Kansas and Nebraska

• Michigan and Iowa

• Illinois and Wisconsin Territory

What was the main legal question in the Scott v. Sandford case?

• Whether Dred Scott was a U.S. citizen and could sue in federal court

• Whether slavery was constitutional in the United States

• Whether the Missouri Compromise was valid

• Whether Dred Scott had committed a crime

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution was effectively nullified by the Dred Scott decision?

• The First Amendment

• The Fifth Amendment

• The Tenth Amendment

• The Missouri Compromise