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What was the cause of rising tensions between the North and the South after the Nullification Crisis?
What was the cause of rising tensions between the North and the South after the Nullification Crisis?
In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court make the Dred Scott decision?
In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court make the Dred Scott decision?
What was the 'peculiar institution' referred to in the text?
What was the 'peculiar institution' referred to in the text?
Who did Dred Scott and his wife Harriet befriend in their pursuit of freedom?
Who did Dred Scott and his wife Harriet befriend in their pursuit of freedom?
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Where was Dr. John Emerson assigned to a duty station during his time in the army?
Where was Dr. John Emerson assigned to a duty station during his time in the army?
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What was the main reason for Buchanan's focus on keeping his base of support and the union intact during his presidency?
What was the main reason for Buchanan's focus on keeping his base of support and the union intact during his presidency?
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What event led to the Democratic Party being divided into a Northern and Southern half, ensuring the victory of the Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election?
What event led to the Democratic Party being divided into a Northern and Southern half, ensuring the victory of the Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 election?
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What action did Buchanan take in response to South Carolina's secession from the United States?
What action did Buchanan take in response to South Carolina's secession from the United States?
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What was the outcome of John Brown's attempt to spark an uprising of slaves in Harpers Ferry, VA?
What was the outcome of John Brown's attempt to spark an uprising of slaves in Harpers Ferry, VA?
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What was Buchanan's approach after realizing the South had no interest in the olive branch and was taking up the sword?
What was Buchanan's approach after realizing the South had no interest in the olive branch and was taking up the sword?
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What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?
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What was the Supreme Court's ruling on the power to outlaw slavery in the territories?
What was the Supreme Court's ruling on the power to outlaw slavery in the territories?
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What was James Buchanan's stance on the slavery issue?
What was James Buchanan's stance on the slavery issue?
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What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision on the institution of slavery?
What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision on the institution of slavery?
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Why did President Buchanan's stance on the slavery issue receive support from the South?
Why did President Buchanan's stance on the slavery issue receive support from the South?
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What was the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue of outlawing slavery in the territories?
What was the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue of outlawing slavery in the territories?
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What did the Dred Scott decision establish regarding the rights of blacks?
What did the Dred Scott decision establish regarding the rights of blacks?
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What was President James Buchanan's stance on the issue of slavery?
What was President James Buchanan's stance on the issue of slavery?
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Why was President Buchanan criticized in relation to the Dred Scott decision?
Why was President Buchanan criticized in relation to the Dred Scott decision?
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What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the perception of slavery in the North?
What impact did the Dred Scott decision have on the perception of slavery in the North?
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Study Notes
The Dred Scott Case and President James Buchanan
- Dred and Harriet Scott claimed residence in Illinois and Wisconsin to seek freedom from slavery
- The Supreme Court ruled that Congress or local governments couldn't outlaw slavery in the territories
- The case took over ten years to reach the Supreme Court, and the decision was not in Scott's favor
- The court ruled that free or slave, blacks were not citizens and had no rights under the U.S. Constitution
- The decision made slavery a nationwide right, only abolishable when territories became states
- The Dred Scott decision convinced many in the North that slavery was not going to be defeated politically
- President James Buchanan's conciliatory tone and rhetoric urging the nation to wait for the Supreme Court decision on Scott was criticized
- Buchanan was seen as too rigid in his application of constitutional principles and out of touch with political realities
- Buchanan's stance on slavery as a matter for individual states to decide earned him Southern support
- Buchanan's opponent in the election of 1856, Senator John C. Fremont, favored preventing slavery in western territories
- Buchanan was seen as the wrong man at the wrong time due to his distance from domestic disputes and insensitivity
- Buchanan's political expertise and experience led the nation to put its trust in him to prevent war over the slavery issue
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Test your knowledge of the tensions leading up to the Dred Scott decision with this quiz. Explore the political conflicts between the North and South, the Nullification Crisis, and the issues surrounding the Missouri and Kansas territories.
