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QuizMultiple Choice

Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Unit test

Question 7 • RS AZ-US History A

What was Abraham Lincoln’s concern about the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision?

Answer
A
that it would make slavery legal across the nation
B
that it would lead to the direct election of senators
C
that it would lead to the abolition of slavery
D
that the Republican Party would not support it

Explanation

Lincoln feared the Dred Scott decision would allow slavery to spread beyond the states where it already existed. The Court’s ruling that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories raised the concern that slavery might eventually become legal throughout the nation. Choice A describes that concern.

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