Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857
Visit the website:
http://www.landmarkcases.org/dredscott/home.html
A. Read the The Key Excerpts from
the Majority and Dissenting Opinions and complete the
questions at the end of Each Page.
B.
http://history.furman.edu/~benson/docs/dsmenu.htm
Select five
editorials (two from the North, two from the South and one
from the West) using the brief summary provide for insight.
Attempt to locate intriguing editorials that: Surprised you
(due to geography and content), Implied the possibility of
warfare, Indicated that this case would resolve the slavery
issue or Provided other significant insights.
For each
editorial include:
1. Identify
Geographic Location (North, South, West)
2.
Title—example
Milledgeville, Georgia Federal Union
[Democratic], (31 March 1857)
3. General
Perspective of the Editorial
4. Paste
three quotations demonstrating the Perspective cited in #3
5. Specific
Reason you selected this editorial: Surprised you (due to
geography and content), Implied the possibility of warfare,
Indicated that this case would resolve the slavery issue or
Provided other significant insights.
C. Summarize your response to the Majority Decision
as related to the specific information provided in the
materials used for Question #1, The Background Summary and The
Diagram of the Case Movement.