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The Dred Scott case reached the Supreme Court because of the confusion over his status as a slave.
The nub of the matter was that Scott's master had taken him into free soil - where Scott could have been entitled to his freedom for life - but then brought him back into slave country.
When the master died, his family were divided over Scott's status, and whether he was classed as property that could be left to someone in a will.
The local judges wanted him kept as a slave, and put obstacles in his path when he tried to sue for his freedom.
That is why the case was referred to the Supreme Court, with the controversial decision that followed.
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∙ 12y agoWhen the Supreme Court refused freedom to the slave Dred Scott in 1857, it invoked the Constitution, ruling that when the Founding Fathers declared a man's property to be sacred, property was taken to include slaves.
This appeared to mean that slavery was legal in every state of the Union - a verdict that delighted the South as much as it horrified the Northern Abolitionists. This raised the temperature of the debate and brought war closer.
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How did the northerners and southerners react to the Dred Scott decision?
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
What group was benefited most by dred Scott decision?
Southerners benefited the most from the Dred Scott Decision.
What did Stonewall Jackson think of the Dred Scott Decision?
Stonewell Jackson thought Dred Scott Decision was a supid idea
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
The dred Scott decision stated that slaves?
the dred scott decision stated that slaves are peoplealso and should'nt be property :D yurwelcomee
How did northerners and southerners react to the dred Scott?
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
Why did the Dred Scott decision alarm Northerners?
The Dred Scott decision declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and ruled that slaves were property. The decision did not necessarily alarm most people in the North.
Who was dred scoot?
The Dred Scott decision electrified the the nation. chief justice Roger B. tanry said the Dred Scott was still a slave.
What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Did the Dred Scott decision violated the Fifth Amendment?
No
Where did the Dred Scott Decision occur?
In the Supreme Court.
What was decision in the dred Scott case was that?
Scott was a slave and could not win suit.
