logging in or signing up Dred Scott Decision bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 676 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 12, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: Objective: To examine the importance of the Lincoln – Douglas debates and the Dred Scott decision. Dred Scott Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas Slide 2: Lincoln – Douglas Debates In 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged incumbent Stephen Douglas for his seat in the Senate. (Incumbent – the holder of an office or position) Abraham Lincoln (left) and Stephen Douglas (right) Slide 3: • Douglas believed that each territory should be able to decide on its’ own whether or not to allow slavery by using popular sovereignty. Lincoln – Douglas Debates Stephen Douglas: • Lincoln was wrong for wanting to end slavery. • If Lincoln tried to end slavery, the U.S. could face a civil war. Slide 4: • Lincoln believed that African Americans were guaranteed “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, as stated in the Declaration of Independence. • Lincoln believed that slavery was evil and should be kept out of the territories. Lincoln – Douglas Debates Abraham Lincoln: Slide 5: Douglas won the election by a slim margin. Lincoln became well known throughout the nation. Slide 6: Dred Scott Decision - FACTS: Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri. (MO) Dred Scott Scott and his owner moved to Wisconsin for four years. Slide 7: Dred Scott Decision - FACTS: * Scott’s owner died after returning to Missouri. Scott sued for his freedom. He claimed that he should be a free man since he lived in a free territory (WI) for four years. Dred Scott Slide 8: A: NO SUPREME COURT DECISIONS: Q: Was Scott a U.S. citizen with the right to sue? A: NO Q: Did living in a free territory make Scott a free man? A: NO Q: Did Congress have the right to outlaw slavery in any territory? Slide 9: • The Missouri Compromise was found to be unconstitutional. RESULTS: • Dred Scott was not given his freedom. Open to slavery through popular sovereignty (Compromise of 1850) Open to slavery through popular sovereignty (KS-NE Act) Missouri Compromise line is declared unconstitutional (Dred Scott Decision) You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Dred Scott Decision bsndev Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 676 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 12, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: Objective: To examine the importance of the Lincoln – Douglas debates and the Dred Scott decision. Dred Scott Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas Slide 2: Lincoln – Douglas Debates In 1858, Abraham Lincoln challenged incumbent Stephen Douglas for his seat in the Senate. (Incumbent – the holder of an office or position) Abraham Lincoln (left) and Stephen Douglas (right) Slide 3: • Douglas believed that each territory should be able to decide on its’ own whether or not to allow slavery by using popular sovereignty. Lincoln – Douglas Debates Stephen Douglas: • Lincoln was wrong for wanting to end slavery. • If Lincoln tried to end slavery, the U.S. could face a civil war. Slide 4: • Lincoln believed that African Americans were guaranteed “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”, as stated in the Declaration of Independence. • Lincoln believed that slavery was evil and should be kept out of the territories. Lincoln – Douglas Debates Abraham Lincoln: Slide 5: Douglas won the election by a slim margin. Lincoln became well known throughout the nation. Slide 6: Dred Scott Decision - FACTS: Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri. (MO) Dred Scott Scott and his owner moved to Wisconsin for four years. Slide 7: Dred Scott Decision - FACTS: * Scott’s owner died after returning to Missouri. Scott sued for his freedom. He claimed that he should be a free man since he lived in a free territory (WI) for four years. Dred Scott Slide 8: A: NO SUPREME COURT DECISIONS: Q: Was Scott a U.S. citizen with the right to sue? A: NO Q: Did living in a free territory make Scott a free man? A: NO Q: Did Congress have the right to outlaw slavery in any territory? Slide 9: • The Missouri Compromise was found to be unconstitutional. RESULTS: • Dred Scott was not given his freedom. Open to slavery through popular sovereignty (Compromise of 1850) Open to slavery through popular sovereignty (KS-NE Act) Missouri Compromise line is declared unconstitutional (Dred Scott Decision)