Question

what was john brown notable for?
leading an attack on harpers ferry to try to overthrow the institution of slavery.
fighting to implement slavery in the new territory of kansas
supporting stephen douglas plan to use popular sovereignty to determine if new states would have slavery.
creating the underground railroad
question 38
2 pts
in the dred scott v. sandford court case, the supreme court ruled against scott, saying that______.
slaves did have rights but not in slave holding states
slaves were not included in the constitution under the rights of citizens
slavery should be decided by the people in the territories
slavery was the sole proprietorship of the confederate states of america

Explanation:

First Question (What was John Brown notable for?):

• Option 1: John Brown led the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, aiming to start a slave rebellion and overthrow slavery. This is historically accurate.
• Option 2: John Brown was an abolitionist, so he fought against, not for, slavery in Kansas (he was involved in "Bleeding Kansas" against pro - slavery forces).
• Option 3: Stephen Douglas' popular sovereignty plan was not supported by John Brown, who was an abolitionist seeking to end slavery, not let it be decided by popular vote.
• Option 4: The Underground Railroad was not created by John Brown; Harriet Tubman and others were more associated with it.

• Option 1: The Dred Scott decision held that slaves were not considered citizens and had no rights, so this is incorrect.
• Option 2: The Supreme Court ruled that slaves (and their descendants) were not citizens and thus not included in the Constitutional rights of citizens. This matches the Dred Scott decision.
• Option 3: The idea that slavery should be decided by people in territories was part of popular sovereignty, not the Dred Scott ruling.
• Option 4: The Confederate States of America did not exist at the time of the Dred Scott decision (1857), and the ruling was about the status of slaves under the US Constitution, not Confederate ownership.

Answer:

A. Leading an attack on Harpers Ferry to try to overthrow the institution of slavery.

Second Question (Dred Scott v. Sandford):