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No. That is, you could make a case that it did both of those things, but in fact it didn't directly do either.

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Q: Did the Dred Scott Decision help end slavery or continue it?
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Who was dred Scott and what was the dred Scott decision?

Dred Scott is a slave and sued his slave owner that if his in the north his freed from slavery. dred scott decision is when they said the Dred is just a slave and they are not citizen had no rights to sue their slave owners. this led to continue the civil wars against the north and the south


Who was the subject of a supreme court decision on slavery?

Dred Scott


What opened all territories to slavery?

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The Dred Scott decision interpreted the constitution as allowing?

It allowed slavery and found Scott to be property.


What was the judges decision in the Dred Scott Case?

it made slavery and the western territory


What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?

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What supreme court decision overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery?

dred scott


What did the supreme court in its decision in the dred Scott case?

The Supreme Court eventually decided to give Dred Scott his freedom. They made that decision because they thought that it would end the huge slavery crisis. A few weeks after Dred Scott was freed, he sadly died. :(


Why were most southerner's pleases with the dred Scott decision?

Because it said slavery was protected by the Constitution.


Did the Dred Scott decision make the slavery issue better or worse?

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How did the nation respond to the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?

The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court weakened the case for those Americans that believed slavery had to be abolished. It strengthened the belief, held mostly in the South, that slavery was Constitutional. The South was elated, and Northerners who opposed slavery were shocked.


How did the northerners and southerners react to the Dred Scott decision?

Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.