DRED SCOTT V. SANDFORD (1857) FOR TEACHERS

• Lesson Plan
• The Winner Is (Bracket)
• Court Case Study Master [PDF]
• Mix and Match Cards
• Teacher Notes

RESOURCES

• Library of Congress: Primary Documents in American History: Dred Scott v. Sandford
• FindLaw Supreme Court Center: Landmark Decisions
• The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Our Documents: Dred Scott v. Sanford
• U.S. History: The Dred Scott Decision
• State Bar of Texas LRE Website
• Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Texas Citizen Bee

8th Grade U.S. History  TEKS Standards:

8.5G  The student is expected to analyze the reasons for the removal and resettlement of Cherokee Indians during the Jacksonian era, including the Indian Removal Act, Worcester v. Georgia, and the Trail of Tears.

8.18B  The student is expected to summarize the issues, decisions, and significance of landmark Supreme Court cases, including Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden.

8.18C  The student is expected to evaluate the impact of the landmark Supreme Court decision Dred Scott v. Sandford on life in the United States.