Ch 6 WS #2

American History

 

  1. What former political parties turned into the Republicans? What did all Republicans agree on?

 

 

 

  1. Who was Dred Scott and what was he suing for?

 

 

 

  1. Give 2 parts of the US Supreme Court’s ruling in regards to Dred Scott.

 

 

 

  1. For what position were Lincoln and Douglas running in 1858?

 

 

 

  1. How did Lincoln and Douglas differ in regards to the issue of slavery?

 

 

 

  1. Who won? What did this mean for the loser of this race?

 

 

 

  1. Why did John Brown want to seize the federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, VA?

 

 

 

  1. What happened to John Brown?

 

 

 

  1. How did views of John Brown differ from those in the north and the south?