The Dred Scott Decision
Who was Dred Scott?
The slave of John Emmerson.
How many locations around Illinois did Lincoln and Douglas hold a debate?
7 locations
How many men did John Brown have with him?
18 men.
What percentage of votes did Lincoln win with?
40% of votes.
How many states seceded from the Union at first?
7 states.
How long did it take for Dred Scott's case to reach the Supreme Court?
11 years.
What were Lincoln and Douglas fighting for?
They fought for a seat in the Senate.
When and what was John's sentence?
He was sentenced to hang on December 2 1859.
What group didn’t like Stephen Douglas as a candidate?
The southern Democratics.
What was the first state to secede from the union?
South Crolina.
Which states disagreed with the Supreme Court's decision on Dred Scott's case.
The Northern states disagreed.
What was the Freeport Doctrine?
The actions of the citizens can overrule the Supreme Court.
Who admired John Brown as a martyr?
The Northern States.
What town did the Democrats meet in to decide on presidential candidates.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Who was elected president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis.
What people that made the Constitution did the court say Dred Scott wasn't a part of?
The "Sovereign People"
What was Douglas' thoughts on blacks having the rights in the Declaration of Independence?
He said the founding fathers didn't intend for the Declaration of Independence to apply to them.
What town did John Brown storm?
Harper's Ferry.
What did the Constitutional Union Party believe?
They believed that the best action was to take no stand in the current issues.
Who was the president during this time of disunion?
President James Buchanan.
What did Dred Scott claim set him free?
The Missouri Compromise made Minnesota a free state, making him free.
What was Lincoln's counter argument when Douglas stated that it was a right to have "Popular Sovereignty"?
Lincoln brought up that this belief directly contradicted the Dred Scott decision.
What lieutenant's troops ended up capturing arresting John?
Colonel Robert E. Lee’s troops.
What was the Constitutional Union party?
A group of aging politicians and distinguished citizens.
What was the corwin amendment?
An amendment that wasn't passed, which denied for slavery to be outlawed in states that it already existed.