Question

Arrange these events in chronological order:

(A) Dred Scott decision,
(B) Lincoln-Douglas debates,
(C) Kansas-Nebraska Act,
(D) Harpers Ferry raid.

Answer 1

C, A, B, D

Step-by-step explanation:

C - The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed as a bill in 1854 – that allowed territorial colonists to decide if slavery would be permitted within the borders of a new state .

A- The Dred Scott decision was a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1857 – which confirmed that the owners of slaves can take them into western territories.

B - The Lincoln–Douglas debates took place in 1858 – which centered on the issue of slavery in a series of seven debates by Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas.

D- The Harpers Ferry raid happened in 1859 – by John Brown, who tried to instigate revolutions by slaves that require the use of arms.