Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Unit test

Question 2 • RS AZ-US History A

Which of the following best describes the practice of slavery at the time of the Dred Scott case?

Answer

Slavery had expanded extensively across the continent, which made Northerners extremely nervous.

Slavery had been banned almost everywhere, which made Southerners extremely nervous.

There was a great deal of tension between the North and South over the practice of slavery.

The North and South remained in agreement about the Missouri Compromise, which had settled the slavery issue.

Explanation

By the time of the 1857 Dred Scott decision, the country was deeply divided over whether slavery could expand into new territories. The Missouri Compromise had attempted to limit slavery’s expansion, but the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott case had heightened conflict rather than settled the issue. Thus, “There was a great deal of tension between the North and South over the practice of slavery” is the best choice.

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