Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 1

John Brown tried to help enslaved people in Kansas by

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attacking proslavery settlers.

Question 2

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 3

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.

Question 4

How did the Dred Scott decision affect the election in 1860?

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It strengthened the Republican Party, which won the election.

Question 5

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 6

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

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Roger B. Taney

Question 7

After the Scott v. Sandford ruling, many people in the North believed that

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slavery might become legal everywhere.

Question 8

After the Scott v. Sandford ruling, many people in the South believed the argument over slavery

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had been settled.

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