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It was only unconstitutional if you accepted Roger Taney's interpretation of the Constitution in his judgment of the Dred Scott case in 1857. He said the Constitution protected slavery - so therefore no state could declare itself to be free soil.
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What decision declared the Missouri compromise unconstitutional?
The admission of California to the Union - it was too big to be accommodated according to the terms of that compromise.
The Missouri compromise determined that Missouri could become a state if?
the Missouri compromise determined that Missouri could become a state if
Which of these postponed the issue of slavery for thirty years?
Missouri compromise...
Why did Dredi Scott say that the Missouri Compromise was not Constitutional?
because it ended the missouri compromise
What compromise temporarily settled the slavery issue in 1820?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820.
Who said the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional?
Chief Justice Taney
What law did dred Scott vs sandford declare unconstitutional?
The Missouri Compromise.
What law was founded to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
the missouri compromise
What best summarize why part of the nation was upset over the Dred Scott decision?
The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet
What was the second occasion when S.C.O.T.U.S declared an act of Congress unconstitutional?
After the Dread Scott case the Supreme Court declared the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional
What law founded to be unconstitutional in the dred scott decision?
Missouri Compromise, and all other laws banning slavery in a state.
What was the effect of the Dread Scott decision on the Missouri Compromise?
The Dred Scott decision repealed the Missouri Compromise because it was said to deny a man's right to property and that it is unconstitutional. The decision legalized slavery everywhere, and the Missouri Compromise said that there equal free states and slave states, and so now all states are slave states.
What decision declared the Missouri compromise unconstitutional?
The admission of California to the Union - it was too big to be accommodated according to the terms of that compromise.
Why was part of the nation was upset over the Dred Scott decision?
The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Who stated that slaves were not citizens and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional?
Chief Justice, Roger Taney, in the Dred Scott trial, when it reached the Supreme Court in 1857.
What best summarizes why part of the nation was upset of the dred Scott decision?
The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet
