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DRED SCOTT CASE QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who first owned Dred Scott?

a)

Dr. John Emerson

b)

Peter Blow Family

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Frederick Douglass

2.

Which state was a slave state in 1860?

a)

Illinois

b)

New York

c)

Virginia

d)

Wisconsin

3.

Which state was a free state in 1860?

a)

Texas

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Virginia

d)

Arkansas

4.

What does the term 'sue' mean?

a)

To move to a new place.

b)

To bring legal action against a person to settle a difference.

c)

To buy something.

d)

To free someone from slavery.

5.

In what year did Mrs. Emerson appeal the trial to the MO Supreme Court?

a)

1846

b)

1847

c)

1850

d)

1852

6.

What was Dred Scott considered as per the ruling?

a)

A free man

b)

Personal property

c)

A citizen

d)

A worker

7.

Stephen Douglas is best described as:

a)

An abolitionist

b)

A non-abolitionist

c)

A scientist

d)

An artist

8.

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

a)

Frederick Douglass - Abolitionist

b)

Stephen Douglas - Non-abolitionist

c)

Frederick Douglass - Non-abolitionist

d)

None of the above

9.

What was a realization of some northerners who remained quiet on the issue of slavery due to the Dred Scott decision?

a)

Slavery could expand to the north, even into the free states.

b)

Slavery would be abolished immediately.

c)

The Civil War would end soon.

d)

The Dred Scott decision had no impact.

10.

What major role did the Dred Scott decision play in the creation of the 13th amendment?

a)

It abolished slavery.

b)

It expanded slavery to the north.

c)

It had no impact on the 13th amendment.

d)

It led to the Civil War.

11.

Where was Dred Scott born?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Virginia

c)

Illinois

d)

Georgia

12.

What were the 2 free states Dred Scott moved to with his master?

a)

Illinois and Wisconsin

b)
Missouri and Kansas
c)
Ohio and Indiana
d)
Texas and Florida
13.

What was the slave state Dred Scott lived with his master?

a)
Kentucky
b)
Tennessee
c)
Arkansas
d)
Missouri
14.

What year did Dred Scott sue for his freedom?

a)
1857
b)
1835
c)
1861
d)
1846
15.

What year did the Supreme Court rule on the Dred Scott case?

a)
1871
b)
1845
c)
1865
d)
1857
16.

From the presentation,

Dred Scott case influenced the creation of the 13th Amendment,

gives all citizens the right to vote regardless of race or color.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

At the end of Dred Scott case, Mrs. Emerson married who?

a)

abolitionist

b)

non-abolitionist

c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)

Mr. S

18.

How long after Dred Scott recieved his freedom did he die?

a)

9 months

b)
2 years
c)
6 months
d)
3 years and 5 months
19.

From our discussion,

what did Dred Scott die of?

a)
heart failure
b)
pneumonia
c)
tuberculosis
d)
diabetes
20.

Where is Dred Scott buried?

a)
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
b)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, California
c)
Greenwood Cemetery, New York
d)
Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri