WorksheetsQuiz on the Dred Scott Case
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
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 purchased Dred Scott after Peter Blow's death?
Irene Emerson
John Emerson
Taylor Blow
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
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
What did the Dred Scott decision say about the rights of slave owners?
It limited their rights in free states
It said nothing about their rights
It protected their rights under the Fifth Amendment
It encouraged states to decide on slave owner rights
How did Dred Scott finally gain his freedom?
By running away to a free state
Through another Supreme Court decision
He was emancipated by Taylor Blow
The 13th Amendment freed him
What was the impact of the Dred Scott decision on the United States?
It led to immediate abolition of slavery
It intensified the debate over slavery
It resolved the issue of slavery
It had no significant impact
Who was Dred Scott's owner at the time of his Supreme Court case?
John Emerson
Irene Emerson
Peter Blow
John Sandford
What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?
Slavery Is Illegal
Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free
No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.
People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted
What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Dred Scott was set free since he lived in a free state. Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
Dred Scott was property and not a citizen. Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
Dred Scott's owners were guilty of holding him against his will and were arrested. Missouri Compromise was constitutional.
Dred Scott's owners had to pay Dred Scott for work he completed. Missouri Compromise was constitutional.
In the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford, Dred Scott sued saying his owner had illegally taken him to a (a) state. He argued he should now be free. Instead, the Court decided that slavery was legal in all territories. African
Americans were denied citizenship (b) , even if they
were free.
Which statement describes the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
The U.S. Supreme Court decided against Scott.
The U.S. Supreme Court sent the case back to the Missouri Supreme Court.
The Georgia court system changed the laws of Missouri.
Missouri granted Scott the right to be free.
The Dred Scott v. Sandford court case declared slaves as (a)
__________ 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
The Dred Scott v. Sandford decision by the Supreme Court caused-
increased tension between northerners and southerners
tension with American Indians in the Midwest
the recognition of all African Americans as citizens
