AnswersLPS US History I CR - MP2Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

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

A
John Brown
B
Roger B. Taney
C
James Buchanan
D
Millard Fillmore
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Which best states how a section of the Missouri Compromise supported Dred Scott’s argument?

A
The Missouri Compromise declared that an enslaved person gained his or her freedom upon entering a free state.
B
The Missouri Compromise drew a dividing line between slave states and free states.
C
The Missouri Compromise declared that when a slave state entered the Union, a free state must enter as well.
D
The Missouri Compromise determined the number of free and slave states in the Union.
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Where had Dred Scott lived before returning to Missouri?

A
Missouri and Maine
B
California and Virginia
C
Kansas and Nebraska
D
Illinois and Wisconsin
4

John Brown tried to help enslaved people in Kansas by

A
stopping a violent uprising.
B
urging plantation owners to revolt.
C
attacking proslavery settlers.
D
urging proslavery settlers to move.
5

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

A
would lead to its demise.
B
had been settled.
C
had just begun.
D
would never end.
6

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

A
Slavery had expanded across the country, and Northerners were nervous.
B
Slavery was banned almost everywhere, and Southerners were nervous.
C
Slavery was creating tension between the North and the South.
D
Slavery was not an important issue because of the Missouri Compromise.
7

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

A
slavery might become legal everywhere.
B
slavery might be banned everywhere.
C
formerly enslaved people would move to the North.
D
formerly enslaved people would stay in the South.
8

An effect of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford was that

A
legal protection for slavery was strengthened.
B
legal protection for slavery was weakened.
C
the abolitionist movement was strengthened.
D
the Missouri Compromise was strengthened.
9

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

A
People in the North agreed with part of the decision, while people in the South agreed with all of it.
B
People in the North disagreed with the whole decision, while people in the South only agreed with part of it.
C
People in both the North and South disagreed with the whole decision.
D
People in the South welcomed the decision, while people in the North feared it.
10

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

A
She believed that the Missouri courts had been unfair.
B
She believed that Scott had been born in a slave state.
C
She believed that Scott was trying to steal from her.
D
She believed that Scott was her late husband’s property.
11

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

A
free states.
B
slave states.
C
territories.
D
free republics.
12

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

A
It gave rise to the Know-Nothing Party, which won the election.
B
It gave rise to the Free Soil Party, which won the election.
C
It strengthened the Democratic Party, which won the election.
D
It strengthened the Republican Party, which won the election.
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Which best explains why the abolitionist movement grew stronger as result of the Scott v. Sandford ruling?

A
Many people were angry at the decision and thought it meant slavery would spread.
B
Many people agreed with the decision but felt that slavery had spread far enough.
C
Many people thought they could help the Scott family by joining the abolitionist movement.
D
Many people thought they could help Black people become citizens by joining the abolitionist movement.
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What did Dred Scott argue in the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
He was free because he had lived in free states.
B
He was free because he owned property.
C
He should not have been captured because he was a fugitive.
D
He should get his property back through due process.
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Which was found to be unconstitutional based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford?

A
the Compromise of 1850
B
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
the Fifth Amendment
D
the Missouri Compromise

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