Dred Scott Case
When did this take place?
1846-1857
What did the court rule about slavery?
Enslaved people are property, not people.
Who was the author?
Harriet Beecher Stowe.
What idea grew in the North?
Abolition
What did the election show about the nation?
It showed how the nation was deeply divided.
Who is Dred Scott?
He was an enslaved man that sued his master to win his freedom.
When did this take place?
1857
When was it published?
1852
What does the word abolition mean?
It means to end slavery all together.
What states did Lincoln win?
North and the two free states on the West Coast.
What can the Congress not do according to our laws?
They cannot tell us what to do with our property.
What was the purpose for the writing of the book?
To change the point of view on slavery.
What did the Federal Government allow the states to decided themselves?
The issue of slavery.
Who were the people competing to be president?
Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas.