Dred Scott Decision Lesson Plan. Sandford 1857 state bar of texas. Abraham lincoln s june 26 1857 speech on dred scott.
Next students should take out their excerpted copy of the taney opinion which they had read the night before. Student understanding of the dred scott decision can be assessed in a variety of ways. Possibilities include but are not limited to.
Sandford 1857 state bar of texas.
First whether scott or any negro was a citizen and had the right to sue in court. Tell students that one aspect of the dred scott decision revolved around interpreting this constitutional phrase. Case background and primary source documents concerning the supreme court case of dred scott v. Ask students to identify the two overarching questions in the case.
