Republican Party and Dred Scott

 What was the main goal of the newly formed Republican Party after the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• To abolish slavery in all states
  

•  To spread slavery to new territories
  

•  To stop the spread of slavery to new territories
  

• To support the Kansas-Nebraska Act

  
  

 In which year did the Lincoln-Douglas debates take place?

• 1848

• 1850

• 1858

• 1860

 Who debated Abraham Lincoln in 1858, discussing the morality of slavery?

• John C. Calhoun
  

•  Henry Clay
  

•  Stephen Douglas
  

• Jefferson Davis

 What did the ruling declare about slaves in relation to property?

• Slaves were considered citizens.
  

• Slaves were free in the North.
  

• Slaves were property and the government couldn't take them away.
  

• Slaves could vote in elections.

 What was the main reason Dred Scott sued for his freedom?

• He believed slavery was unfair.
  

• He was taken to a free state and believed he should be free.
  

• His owner promised him freedom.
  

• He wanted to live in the North permanently.

Who was the Chief Justice that ruled on the Dred Scott case?

• Roger Taney
  

•  John Marshall
  

• Thurgood Marshall
  

• William Rehnquist

 Which act led to the formation of the Republican Party?

•  Missouri Compromise
  

•  Compromise of 1850
  

•  Kansas-Nebraska Act
  

• Fugitive Slave Act

According to the ruling, why couldn't Dred Scott sue in court?

• He didn't have enough money.

• He was not a citizen.
  

• He didn't have a lawyer.
  

•  The court was not in session.

What was one effect of the Dred Scott decision on slavery in the United States?

• It ended slavery in the South.

• It restricted slavery to the Southern states.
  

•  It allowed slavery to spread.

•  It freed all slaves in the North.

What did Abraham Lincoln express about slavery during his debates with Douglas?

• It was economically beneficial
  

•  It was morally wrong
  

•  It should be expanded
  

•  It was a state's rights issue