Analyze the sectional crisis 1850-1860 — Compromise of 1850 + Fugitive Slave Act + Uncle Tom's Cabin 1852 + Kansas-Nebraska 1854 + Bleeding Kansas + Dred Scott 1857 + Lincoln-Douglas 1858 + John Brown's Harpers Ferry October 1859 — as escalating conflict over slavery's expansion
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~6 min
hist.g8.f.ex_12
Short Answer
Prompt
Name 3 holdings of Dred Scott v. Sandford March 6 1857.
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Black people not + cannot be US citizens
- Missouri Compromise 1820 unconstitutional
- Congress no power to ban slavery in territories
Hints
- Taney addressed citizenship + Missouri Compromise + Congressional power.
- All 3 holdings worked together against Black rights.
Misconceptions to watch
- Confusing Curtis dissent with majority
Used in lessons