Choose one of those sources and do some secondary-source research in scholarly sources in order to better explain the primary source. Historians need such secondary sources in order to help them better understand the primary sources. choose Justice John Catron’s concurring opinion (pp. 95-98 in the book) as your primary source and then look for scholarly, secondary sources on Catron that would help you answer questions about Catron. Who was he? What kinds of judicial decisions had he made before the Dred Scott decision? What were his feelings on slavery? What were his opinions on Congressional power? Another way to approach this assignment is to choose as sources the New York Tribune editorial from March 21, 1857 (pp. 156-57) and research the newspaper. Who was the editor? What was the political stance of the paper? What role did newspapers play in politics at the time?

Choose one of those sources and do some secondary-source research in scholarly sources in order to better explain the primary source. Historians need such secondary sources in order to help them better understand the primary sources. choose Justice John Catron’s concurring opinion (pp. 95-98 in the book) as your primary source and then look for scholarly, secondary sources on Catron that would help you answer questions about Catron. Who was he? What kinds of judicial decisions had he made before the Dred Scott decision? What were his feelings on slavery? What were his opinions on Congressional power? Another way to approach this assignment is to choose as sources the New York Tribune editorial from March 21, 1857 (pp. 156-57) and research the newspaper. Who was the editor? What was the political stance of the paper? What role did newspapers play in politics at the time?