AMSCO ch. 13

In Lakota, "wasichu" refers to

non-natives who take the best for themselves

Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court 's Dred Scott decision because

the decision allowed slavery in the territories

-Henry Clay, Resolution on the Compromise of 1850, 1850 To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt?

Southerners who were threatening to secede

Which of the following acts of Congress was declared unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision ?

Missouri Compromise of 1820

Which of the following political groups had its efforts to find a compromise over slavery effectively ended by Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case?

Northern Democrats

Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the South?

Passing a new Fugitive Slave Law

An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?

Popular sovereignty

Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the North?

Admitting California as a free state

Benjamin Robbins Curtis was a Supreme Court justice from 1851 to 1857. He espoused in the Dred Scott case of 1857:

All of the above

Which of the following ideas is Douglas appealing to when he says, "whether the people of the territories shall be allowed to do as they please upon the question of slavery"?

Popular sovereignty

Chief Justice Taney's basic ruling in the Dred Scott case was based on which of the following principles?

Since slaves were property, they could not sue