Rights Turned Back

This chart-based activity prompts students to compare African American rights before and after the Dred Scott ruling. They complete missing details using complete sentences and reflect on how the decision heightened national division. The exercise promotes comprehension of shifting citizenship laws and their effects on equality and human rights.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Civics – Understanding Legal Rights and Discrimination

Social Studies – Pre-Civil War Tensions and Racial Inequality

Reading Comprehension – Interpreting Informational Texts

Writing – Explaining Historical Change and Its Social Consequences

This worksheet is part of our Dred Scott Decision collection.