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Dred Scott and the election of Lincoln — Homework
Answer in complete sentences.
- 1.In what year was the Dred Scott decision, and who was Chief Justice?
- 2.In what year was Lincoln elected president, and how many southern electoral votes did he win?
- 3.What two major things did the Dred Scott ruling decide?
- 4.Why did the Democratic Party split before the 1860 election?
- 5.Write a paragraph explaining why Lincoln's election in 1860, even though he did not call for ending slavery where it already existed, alarmed southern leaders enough to consider secession.
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