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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDred Scott is famous forbeing suedsuing for his freedombecoming a famous doctorwinning his freedom
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did Dred Scott claim he should be free?
His owner died
His owners wife no longer wanted him
He lived in Missouri, a free state
He had lived in free territory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat 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 because they were not citizensThat slavery should be abolished by executive order
- 4. Multiple Choice
The Dred Scott case made what compromise or act unconstitutional.
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The 3/5th Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln's political future?He won the senate race in Illinois.He became known throughout the nation.He was seen as a poor canidate for public officeHe felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time
- 6. Multiple Choice
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln's view of slavery was that
it was a legal issue
slavery should be a state government decision, not the federal government
slavery would cause the Union to dissolve.
It was a moral issue
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time wasRoger B. TaneyJohn MarshallNeil GorsuchAntonin Scalia
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Supreme Court rule (decide)?Dred Scott was given his freedomSlavery was outlawedAfrican Americans are not citizens
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Supreme Court ruled that I was not a citizen because
I was African American
I was too young
I didn't own any property
I could not read
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA political party formed to prevent the spred of slaveryFree Soil PartyRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyConstitutional Party
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe first Republican Presidential NomineeAbraham LincolnStephen DouglasJohn C. FremontJames Buchanan
- 12. Multiple ChoiceControversial Supreme Court Case that led to all African Americans being declared noncitizens of the United StatesPlessy v. FergusonDred Scott v. SandfordMarbury v. MadisonGibbons v. Ogden
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIn these debates Lincoln challenged Douglas on the central issue of slaveryPresidential DebatesDouglas-Lincoln DebatesSlavery DebatesLincoln-Douglas Debates
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