Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Quiz

Question 1

Which was found to be unconstitutional based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford?

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the Missouri Compromise

Question 2

What did Dred Scott argue in the Scott v. Sandford case?

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He was free because he had lived in free states.

Question 3

Where had Dred Scott lived before returning to Missouri?

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Illinois and Wisconsin

Question 4

Who was the chief justice of the United States during the Scott v. Sandford case?

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Roger B. Taney

Question 5

What was the ruling of the Missouri court in the Dred Scott case?

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The Scotts should be freed, but the decision was later overturned.

Question 6

Which best describes the status of slavery during the time of the Dred Scott case?

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Slavery was creating tension between the North and the South.

Question 7

In the Scott v. Sandford case, why was the argument of Sandford’s widow based on the Fifth Amendment?

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She believed that Scott was her late husband’s property.

Question 8

In its ruling on the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided that Congress could not ban slavery in

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territories.

Question 9

Which best states how responses to the Scott v. Sandford decision differed in the North and South?

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People in the South welcomed the decision, while people in the North feared it.

Question 10

Which best states how a section of the Missouri Compromise supported Dred Scott’s argument?

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The Missouri Compromise declared that an enslaved person gained his or her freedom upon entering a free state.

Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Quiz Answers