Vocabulary
1. Define each of the following
terms, and use each in a
sentence: rigid, topic, arsenal,
martyr
Main Ideas
2. Specifying What issue led to
the formation of the Republican
Party, and what stand did the
new party take on that issue?
3. Explaining What reasons did
Taney give for Dred Scott's sta-
tus as an enslaved person?
4. Identifying How did the Lin-
coln-Douglas debates benefit
Lincoln?
Critical Thinking
5. Identifying Points of View Use
a diagram like the one below To
compare the views of Lincoln
and Douglas on the issue of
slavery.
Slavery
6. Making Inferences Why do you
think the raid on Harpers Ferry
by a mere 18 men seemed so
threatening to Southerners?
7. Persuasive Writing Write a
8.
Douglas's
Views:
Lincoln's
Views:
rebuttal, or response, to Roger
B. Taney on the Dred Scott deci-
sion. Address the points he
made in his remarks on the
Court's decision.
Answer the
Essential Question
What was the significance of the
Dred Scott decision?