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Which of the following best describes the basis of Dred Scott’s legal case?

The Missouri Compromise stated that when an enslaved worker moved to a free state or territory, that person became free.

The Fugitive Slave Act stated that when an enslaved person escaped to a free state or territory, that person became free.

The Fugitive Slave Act stated that when a fugitive was captured in the North, that person did not have the right to a trial.

The Missouri Compromise stated that when a free African American entered a slave state, that person became enslaved.

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What did many people in the North believe after the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case?

Slavery might become legal everywhere.

Slavery might be banned everywhere.

Former enslaved people would move to the North.

Former enslaved people would stay in the South.

In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford argued that

an enslaved person in a free state should be granted freedom.

a person’s property can’t be taken away without due process.

enslaved workers should not be considered property.

enslaved workers should have the right to a trial by jury.

Which of the following best describes Roger B. Taney?

Chief Justice Taney was the son of a fiery abolitionist.

Democratic candidate Taney was a poor Southerner.

Chief Justice Taney was the son of a slaveholding family.

Republican candidate Taney was a wealthy Northerner.

How did the Supreme Court rule in the Scott v. Sandford case?

It ruled 7-2 in favor of Sandford.

It threw the case out of court.

It ruled 7-2 in favor of Scott.

It ruled unanimously for Sandford.

The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case declared which of the following was unconstitutional?

the Compromise of 1850

the Kansas-Nebraska Act

the Fifth Amendment

the Missouri Compromise

In the 1850s, who was the other party in Dred Scott’s court case?

his owner Sandford

his owner’s widow

his enslaved worker

the state of Missouri

Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court during the Scott v. Sandford case?

John Brown

Roger B. Taney

James Buchanan

Millard Fillmore

In 1859, in the wake of the Dred Scott decision, John Brown

tried to stop a violent uprising of enslaved workers.

tried to create a violent uprising of enslaved workers.

sponsored the relocation of proslavery settlers in Kansas.

sponsored the relocation of antislavery settlers in Kansas.

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

The decision gave rise to the Know-Nothing Party, which won the election.

The decision gave rise to the Free Soil Party, which won the election.

The decision strengthened the Democratic Party, which won the election.

The decision strengthened the Republican Party, which won the election.

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