Worked as a railroad porter.
No he did not fight in the Civil War
No
The Dred Scott decision electrified the the nation. chief justice Roger B. tanry said the Dred Scott was still a slave.
No it did not but in histroy it did.
No. He was still a slave.
It is likely that the Dred Scott decision had little direct effect on the Civil War. However, it is may be that the South felt more justified to pursue the war because of the decision.
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The Dred Scott decision worsened tensions before the Civil War by ruling that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights, fueling debates over slavery and states' rights.
It is important because it caused the election of Abraham Lincoln and thus leading to the secession of the south and the beginning of the civil war.