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Who condoned slavery in the South?
The institution of slavery was deemed legal by the US Supreme Court in 1857. This was part of the Dred Scott decision handed down by the Court. The Court decision said that slaves were "property". It also said that Congress nor the US President could outlaw slavery. This had to be done by an amendment to the US Constitution which did by the 13th amendment.
Missouri compromise said land below 36 degrees 30 was what to slavery?
It said slavery would be legal South of the line, and illegal North of the line.
Why were most southerner's pleases with the dred Scott decision?
Because it said slavery was protected by the Constitution.
What decision was made in the dred scoot v sanford?
Scott wasd denied his freedom. The Court interpreted the Constitution to mean that slavery was legal in every state of the Union, because it said a man's property was sacred, and slaves were property.
What did Chief Justice Roger B Taney do that increased regional tensions in the US during the 1850s?
The Chief Justice Roger Taney majority decision of the Dred Scott case increased tensions between people on both sides of the slavery issue. However, with that said, since the decision did not alter the status quo, and it brought forth no movement to amend the US Constitution, most Americans, not interested in the slavery issue were not interested in a case that was over ten years old. For abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates it was a decision of great importance.
What was the controversy over the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
It said were slavery was allowed in territories.
Why did the abolitionists dislike the Dred Scott case?
Because the verdict said that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
What was the Dred-Scott Decision and how do you think the North and South reacted to this decision?
it was a slave sueing for his freedom and lost. the aboltionist in north were shocked and it also said Congress can not ban slavery in teritorys
Who said that taxation is the road to slavery?
Who said that "taxation is the road to slavery?"
Analyze the ways in which supporters of slavery in the 19th century used legal religious and economic arguments to defend the institution of slavery?
The Southern Arguments:Legal:- they said that the US Constitution allowed slavery so the slavery is fine( fifth Amendment )Religious:- Bible ( slavery is okay according to the Bible )Economic:- slaves were said to be essential to supply cheap labor for a plantation based on Agriculture System.
Why was the dred Scott decision importnat?
dred scott decision was signifisant because it said that black people were not people at all, just property. it also said that legally, any state could have slavery, causing many uprisings and was a cause of the civil war.
What was the consequences of the Dred Scott decision for the enslaved people?
The Dred Scott decision is known as the worst decision ever by the Supreme Court. It said that blacks could not be citizens. Slavery was a decision of the new territories.
