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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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Which was a provision of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
Enslaved people were property and did not have the right to file a suit.
B
Free African Americans could enjoy the same rights as other US citizens.
C
Slaveholders could only take enslaved workers into slave states or territories.
D
The Missouri Compromise was constitutional and should be upheld.
3

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
4

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.
5

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.
6

A provision of the Supreme Court ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case was later overturned by

A
the Missouri Compromise.
B
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C
the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
the Fifth Amendment.
7

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
8

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.
9

Which political party opposed the Dred Scott decision in 1857?

A
the Know-Nothing Party
B
the Free Soil Party
C
the Democratic Party
D
the Republican Party
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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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