WorksheetsThe Dred Scott Decision
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
After the passing of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the opening of new territories to slavery, how did many northerners feel?
They felt glad that more states that promoted slavery would exist.
They felt that none of the existing political parties reflected their growing concerns over slavery.
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What did antislavery leaders do in 1854?
They chose a new presidential candidate.
They formed a committee to form new antislavery states.
They formed a new political party dedicated to fighting the expansion of slavery.
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Who became U.S. president in the 1856 election?
John C. Fremont
James Buchanan
Steven Douglass
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
that slavery diminished the national character
that African American rights were protected by the Constitution
that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
that slavery should be abolished by executive order
The Supreme Court Chief Justice that issued the Dred Scott Decision was...
Roger Tawney
Zachary Taylor
Dred Scott
Franklin Pierce
The Dred Scott Decision ruled this unconstitutional.
Missouri Compromise
Slavery
Creating new slave states
Compromise of 1850
What reason did the judge in the Dred Scott case give the ruling that "members of the African race" did not a right to sue?
They were not allowed into courthouses
They were not actually U.S. citizens
Few African-Americans could read
They were not allowed to vote.
A slave that sued for his freedom because his owner had taken him to live in the free state of Wisconsin.
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
Bob Marley
Dred Scott
When he sued, Dred Scott's legal argument was that...
Slavery Is Illegal
Since he had once lived in a free state he would always be free.
His owner was not of sound mind and should not be allowed to own slaves.
He had earned enough money and should be allowed to buy his freedom.
In Supreme Court, Who Did Dred Scott Sue?
John F.A. Sanford
Roger B. Taney
John Emerson
Mrs. Emerson
