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Dred Scott v. Sandford: Supreme Court Crisis over Slavery
Examine the 1857 Dred Scott decision denying African American citizenship rights and invalidating federal limits on slavery.
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Antebellum Division, Slavery, and Reform Movements
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Analyze the institution of slavery, the Second Great Awakening, major reform movements, and the intensifying sectional crises before the Civil War.
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8.6Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine and evaluate landmark Supreme Court decisions up to 1900 and the impact of the decisions on government practices, personal liberties, and property rights. (such as Marbury v. Madison, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Plessy v. Ferguson, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Yick Wo v. Hopkins)
8.7Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze the expanding eligibility of citizenship in the continuing struggle for the expansion of rights for ethnic and traditionally marginalized groups.
8.23Oregon Social Studies Standards · All agesEvaluate the continuity and change over the course of United States history by analyzing the key people and events from the 1780s through Reconstruction.