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What did the supreme court do in its decision in the Dred Scott case?
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∙ 12y ago
It was about the ruling of an african american who had been a slave in one state and then his owner moved and it was regarding whether or not he was free when he was in Illinois (which was free) after the owner died
Dred Scott was the african american and lost the case
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe 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. :(
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∙ 12y agoDivided the nation even further, by declaring that slavery was legal in every state of the Union, according to the Chief Justice's reading of the Constitution.
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∙ 10y agono blacks, not even free blacks, could become U.S. citizens.
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What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Where did the Dred Scott Decision occur?
In the Supreme Court.
Who was the subject of a supreme court decision on slavery?
Dred Scott
Which of these was not a result of the Dred Scott U.S. supreme court decision?
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
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. :(
Who was appointed to supreme court by Jackson he wrote the Dred Scott decision?
maria
How did the north react to the dred Scott case decision?
That the Supreme Court decision was both unnecessary and invalid.
What supreme court decision overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery?
dred scott
What supreme court decision divided the nationall even more?
Dred Scott case
What was the result of the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision?
The Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision in 1857 ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not considered citizens and had no right to sue in federal court. The decision also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and stated that the federal government could not regulate slavery in the territories.
Roger B. Taney?
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
Why did the supreme court ruled against dred Scott?
The Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott in 1857 in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford because the Court held that Scott, as a black person, was not a citizen and therefore could not file a lawsuit. The decision also invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1820, stating that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories.
