Question

What was Abraham Lincoln’s response to the Dred Scott decision?

He spoke out against the idea that African Americans could not be citizens.


He advocated for forcibly freeing Scott and taking him to Canada.


He applauded the Supreme Court’s logic and fairness in deciding a difficult issue.


He hoped that slavery would eventually die out in spite of the Court’s ruling.

Answer 1

More than this would be revolution. But we think the Dred Scott decision is erroneous. We know the court that made it, has often over-ruled its own decisions, and we shall do what we can to have it to over-rule this. We offer no resistance to it.

Answer 2

He spoke out against the idea that African Americans could not be citizens

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