1. 21.6 & 21.7: The Dred Scott Case & Decision Page 296-297

2. Dred Scott

4. Dred Scott Case: Video Clip

5. Dred Scott ~ Background  1. A Missouri Slave (slave state)  2. Years earlier he traveled to Wisconsin (free state) w/t his Master.  3. When returned to MO, went to court to win his freedom. 4. Argued that his stay in WI made him a free man & won.

6. Dred Scott ~ Supreme Court Case  1. 9 Justices on Supreme Court, 5 were from the South.  2. Question #1: “As a slave was Dred Scott a citizen who had the right to bring a case before a federal court?”  3. Question #2: “Did his time in Wisconsin make him a free man?”

7. Dred Scott ~ Supreme Court continued…  1. Chief Justice Robert Taney wanted to settle the controversy over slavery.  2. He asked the court to consider 2 more questions: Question #1: “Did Congress have the power to make any laws at all concerning slavery in TERRITORIES?”  3. Question #2: “And, if so, was the Missouri Compromise a constitutional use of that power?”

8. The Dred Scott Decision 1. By a vote of 5 to 4, the Court decided Scott couldn’t sue for his freedom in a federal court b/c he wasn’t a citizen and never would be one.  2. The MO Compromise was unconstitutional, so his stay in Wisconsin meant nothing.  3. Slaves are property according to 5th Amendment and you cant take away property from owner.  (FYI) don’t write down: - 5th Amendment says property can not be taken away from people without the due process of law (a proper court hearing). - Congress had a constitutional responsibility to protect property rights of slaveholders.

9. Dred Scott Mock Trial  1. Each one of you will receive a role in this trial. I will hand you your role card.  2. When you get your role card, read it to yourself. It will tell you what you have to do for this case.

10. Dred Scott Mock Trial  1. Judge ~ Mrs. Attar  2. Plaintiff ~ John Emerson(person who is against the defendant)  3. Plaintiff’s Attorney ~ (you are defending Dred Scott.  4. Dred Scott ~ Defendant  5. Defendant’s Attorney ~ you are defending the defendant.  6. Witness #1: defending Dred Scott  7. Court Reporters: you can only take notes or sketch what is going on in the court room. (No pictures)  8. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ~ Head of the Supreme Court  9. Supreme Court Justice ~ you make the decsion for this case.

11. Dred Scott Mock Trial  We will now go around the room and introduce ourselves.

12. Dred Scott Mock Trial (L21)  Directions: While taking part in the Mock Trial of Dred Scott vs. Sanford, take notes on the actual trial and what is going on.  Part I: Introduction ~ What happened in the first part of the trial.  Part II: Defense ~ What was the defense attorney, witness #1 saying. (Anyone who is on Dred Scott’s side).  Part III: Prosecution ~ What was the prosecutor saying during the court. (Anyone against Dred Scott)  Part IV: The Decision: What was the outcome of the case.

13. Dred Scott I am Poem (R22) (15 points)  Dred Scott I am Poem