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How did the Dred Scott decision influence the presidential elections of 1860?

A
The decision gave rise to the Know-Nothing Party, which won the election.
B
The decision gave rise to the Free Soil Party, which won the election.
C
The decision strengthened the Democratic Party, which won the election.
D
The decision strengthened the Republican Party, which won the election.
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Read the quotation.[T]he legislation and histories of the times, and the language used in the Declaration of Independence, show, that neither the class of persons who had been imported as slaves, nor their descendants, whether they had become free or not, were then acknowledged as a part of the people.— Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857This quotation from the Supreme Court ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case relates to the

A
lack of citizenship for free or enslaved African Americans.
B
practice of importing enslaved workers from Africa.
C
practice of relocating from a slave state to a free state.
D
right of an owner to retain his or her property.
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Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court during the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
John Brown
B
Roger B. Taney
C
James Buchanan
D
Millard Fillmore
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How did the Supreme Court rule in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
It ruled 7-2 in favor of Sandford.
B
It threw the case out of court.
C
It ruled 7-2 in favor of Scott.
D
It ruled unanimously for Sandford.
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In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford argued that

A
an enslaved person in a free state should be granted freedom.
B
a person’s property can’t be taken away without due process.
C
enslaved workers should not be considered property.
D
enslaved workers should have the right to a trial by jury.
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Which of the following best describes the basis of Dred Scott’s legal case?

A
The Missouri Compromise stated that when an enslaved worker moved to a free state or territory, that person became free.
B
The Fugitive Slave Act stated that when an enslaved person escaped to a free state or territory, that person became free.
C
The Fugitive Slave Act stated that when a fugitive was captured in the North, that person did not have the right to a trial.
D
The Missouri Compromise stated that when a free African American entered a slave state, that person became enslaved.
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How did the public generally react to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Scott v. Sandford?

A
People in both the North and the South agreed with the Court’s decision.
B
People in neither the North nor the South agreed with the Court’s decision.
C
People in the North welcomed the decision, while people in the South feared it.
D
People in the South welcomed the decision, while people in the North feared it.
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In the 1850 Dred Scott case, a Missouri jury ruled

A
that only Scott, not his wife, should be free.
B
that the Scotts should be granted their freedom.
C
that the Scotts should remained enslaved.
D
that only Scott’s wife, not Scott, should be free.
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In the 1850s, who was the other party in Dred Scott’s court case?

A
his owner Sandford
B
his owner’s widow
C
his enslaved worker
D
the state of Missouri
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What did many people in the North believe after the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
Slavery might become legal everywhere.
B
Slavery might be banned everywhere.
C
Former enslaved people would move to the North.
D
Former enslaved people would stay in the South.

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