The Impact of the Dred Scott Decision on American History

The Impact of the Dred Scott Decision on American History

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Who stated that black people had no rights which white men were bound to respect?

Justice Taney

Lea Vandervelde

Richard Josey

Frederick Douglass

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Where was Dred Scott born?

Missouri

Virginia

Minnesota

Illinois

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was unique about the slaves in Minnesota compared to those in the South?

They had more legal rights.

They were treated as family members.

They were allowed to marry freely.

They performed different types of work.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How many years were the Scotts in litigation before their case reached the United States Supreme Court?

Eleven years

Five years

Fifteen years

Seven years

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Scotts' citizenship?

They were not citizens of any state.

They were citizens of Missouri.

They were citizens of Illinois.

Their citizenship was undecided.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How did the Dred Scott decision affect the legality of slaveholding in the northern states?

It was left to state discretion.

It made it illegal.

It had no effect.

It made it legal.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which group's platform was said to be destroyed by the Dred Scott decision?

The Whig Party

The Libertarian Party

The Republican Party

The Democratic Party

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