Dred Scott Case
When did it take place?
1846-1857
Who is the author?
Harrit Beecher Stowe
What year did this take place?
1857
Who was elected president?
Abraham Lincoln
What does abolition mean?
It means to end slavery altogether.
Who is Dred Scott?
He was an enslaved man.
When was it published?
1852
What is something congress cannot make laws restricting what?
What someone can do with their property.
When did this take place?
1860
What did the South call the idea about abolition?
They called it unconstitutional.
Who owned Dred Scott?
An Army Officer.
Why was this book written?
To change how people thought about slavery.
What did the court rule about people of color?
They said they cannot be US citizens even if they live in a free state.
Who were the contestants in the election?
Breckinridge, Bell, Douglas, and Lincoln.
What did the Federal Government allow the states to decide for them selves?
To decide the issue of slavery for them selves.
What was Dred Scott trying to win back?
His freedom.
Was the book a hit or a fail?
It was a Hit and loads of people read the book.
What were these individuals not given?
They weren't given the same protection under the law.
Which states did Lincoln win?
He won the North and the two free states on the West coast.
What did the South want from the Federal Government?
They wanted more support for the issue on slavery.
Where did the case end up?
In the Supreme Court.
True of False? The graphic protraly of slavery shocked people.
True.
What was another thing the court ruled about enslaved people?
They aren't people the are property.
What did the South say they were going to do if Lincoln was elected president?
They were going to secede from the Union.
How did the South get the support they wanted?
Through the Dred Scott case.