SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dred Scott Decision outraged abolitionists, who saw the Supreme Court’s ruling as a way to stop debate about slavery in the territories. The divide between North and South over slavery grew and culminated in the secession of southern states from the Union and the creation of the Confederate States of America.
Detailed explanation-2: -The court case Dred Scott v. Sandford fueled tensions between the North and the South that eventually led to the American Civil War.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dred Scott decision angered many northerners because many of them thought owning slaves was morally wrong. They also feared the spread of slavery would threaten job opportunities for northern farmers and laborers all over the country, especially in the expanding west.
Detailed explanation-4: -Southerners approved the Dred Scott decision believing Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories. Abraham Lincoln reacted with disgust to the ruling and was spurred into political action, publicly speaking out against it.