DO NOW (3MINS)
TERM OF THE DAY
• U.S. Constitution
• A document that embodies the fundamental laws and
principles by which the United States is governed. It
was drafted by the Constitutional Convention and later
supplemented by the Bill of Rights and other
amendments. (See Preamble to the Constitution.)
•
BASIC FACTS: DRED
SCOTT
• Born in Virginia in 1800
• Moved with slave-owner to Alabama
• 1833 - Moved with next slave-owner to Illinois
• 1836 – moves to Wisconsin, than Missouri,
sues for his freedom
HIGHEST COURT OF THE US
9 JUDGES
THE SUPREME COURT IN 1857?
5 born in the North, 4 born in the
South
QUICK WRITE – MAKE
A PREDICTION
Quick Write: How will the U.S.
Supreme Court rule in the case of
Dred Scott?
A. They will rule that he’s free
because he lived in a free state
B. They will rule that he’s a slave
because he was born and lived
in a slave state
C. Something else – what and
why?
DOCUMENT A (10 MINS)
Read to understand
• What does the court rule?
• What does the ruling say about black people?
• What do they mean Africa-Americans are not meant
to be included as “citizens?”
• Why include in this ruling that slavery is for their
“benefit?”
THE VOTE
Here are there names/where
they are from
Here’s how they ruled
What makes sense about
this?
What DOESN’T make
sense?
for
John McLean - Ohio
for
Benjamin Curtis - MA
against
Justice Roger Taney- Maryland
against
James Wayne - Georgia
Against??
John Catron – PA
Peter Daniel - VAagainst
Against??
Samuel Nelson - New
York
Against??
Robert Grier - PA
John Campbell - Georgia
against
DOCUMENT C (10MINS)
Read for Context/Close Reading
• What relationship did the Northern justices
have with slavery?
• Is there any evidence in these documents that
support why they voted against Dred Scott?
The Dred Scott Decision
A. Declared African-Americans were not citizens.
B. Allowed African-Americans the right to buy their
freedom.
C. Began the Civil War.
D. Ordered all public facilities to become segregated
DONE THAT!
• Criteria for Success:
Provide background (who is
Dred Scott, what did he
do)
Explain the issue
Explain the negative
impacts
Must be 4-5 sentences
Use notes to help with
background
Use classwork to provide
a specific example