The Dred Scott Decision
Did Dred Scott gain his freedom after the case?
No. The judge deemed that no black person had the right to sue for their freedom since they were not a citizen of the United States.
Is this a free 100 points?
No.
Who was brought in to finish off the raid?
Marines.
Who won the election?
Lincoln.
How many South Carolina senators voted for Secession and how long did it take?
The vote was unanimous and it happened on the first day.
what was one of the first questions the supreme court had to answer in regard to the case?
First, as an enslaved man, was Dred Scott a citizen who had the right to bring a case before a federal court?
What position did Lincoln take on slavery?
Lincoln believed morally that slavery was wrong and that it isn't be a legal issue.
What did John Brown stand for?
Abolitionism.
Why did none of the southern contenders win?
Each of their big majority vote were split into three between each of them.
What did Lincoln tell the Illinois senator who asked him if there would be a compromise for slavery in the new territories?
No. "Let there be no compromise" (TCI).
what was one of the second questions the supreme court had to answer in regard to the case?
Second, did his time in Wisconsin make him a free man?
Is this a free 300 points.
Yes.
Was the raid successful.
No.
Which side mostly voted for Lincoln.
The North.
What happened on the same day that the first state that would secede seceded?
Lincoln and Congress members met to discus yet another compromise for slavery.
How did the supreme court answer the first question?
The court said that Scott could not sue for his freedom in court since that Black people has not been granted rights of citizenship under the rule of the Constitution.
what position did Douglass take on slavery?
Douglass believed that the territories should be able to decide on whether or not slavery should be allowed.
What was the result of the raid?
John Brown was hung for treason against Virginia and most of his followers were killed or mortally injured.
Why was Lincoln winning controversial to the southern ballet.
Lincoln was not even on the ballet in 10 southern states.
Which state first seceded?
South Carolina.
How did the supreme court answer the second question in regard to the Scott case?
They said that Scott's stay in Wisconsin didn't make him a free man since they said that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional
How did the debates affect the United States?
The debates took the moral standing of slavery into consideration.
What was John Brown's goal in raiding Harpers Ferry?
To steal weapons to give to the enslaved so they could rebel against their masters.
Why was the number of votes controversial.
Lincoln won with only 40% votes.
When did the first state secede?
December 20th. 1860