Civil War Tensions and the Dred Scott Decision in 1850s America

Civil War Tensions and the Dred Scott Decision in 1850s America

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History, Social Studies, Other

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

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Patricia Brown

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In the 1850s, the U.S. faced high tensions over slavery, leading to the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens and could not sue in court, invalidating the Missouri Compromise. This decision, intended to prevent civil war, instead heightened tensions and contributed to the Civil War. The case is considered a grave injustice in U.S. history.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major cause of tension in the United States during the 1850s?

The expansion of slavery into the American West

The election of Abraham Lincoln

The Industrial Revolution

The Gold Rush

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the Missouri Compromise?

To allow California to enter as a free state

To balance the number of slave and free states

To abolish slavery in the southern states

To establish a new constitution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

He was born in a free state

He was captured by slave catchers

He lived in free states with his master

He was promised freedom by his master

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Chief Justice Roger B. Taney's stance in the Dred Scott case?

He wanted to expand slavery to the North

He ruled that African Americans were not citizens

He believed African Americans were citizens

He supported the abolition of slavery

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision on the Missouri Compromise?

It expanded the Missouri Compromise

It had no effect on the Missouri Compromise

It declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional

It upheld the Missouri Compromise

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which clause did Taney use to justify that slaveholders could take their property anywhere?

The Supremacy Clause

The Due Process Clause

The Commerce Clause

The Equal Protection Clause

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Justice Benjamin Curtis argue in his dissent?

Slavery should be abolished

Free blacks had the right to vote in some states

Free blacks were not citizens

The Missouri Compromise was constitutional

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