The South loved it because it appeared to make slavery legal in every state of the Union.
The finding in the Dred Scott vs Sanford case was tha when a slave master took a slave tho the north, the slave was notautomaticaly freed and furthermore that slaves were not people, but property.
The Dred Scott vs. Sanford case was decided in March of 1857 by the United State Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. In this decision, it was declared that all blacks, slaves as well as free , were not and could never become citizens of the United States.
The South was delighted with this decision - it declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Roger Taney
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The Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The finding in the Dred Scott vs Sanford case was tha when a slave master took a slave tho the north, the slave was notautomaticaly freed and furthermore that slaves were not people, but property.
He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
The decision made slavery legal in all U.S. territories that were not yet states.
The Dred Scott vs. Sanford case was decided in March of 1857 by the United State Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney. In this decision, it was declared that all blacks, slaves as well as free , were not and could never become citizens of the United States.
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford outraged Northerners because it ruled that African Americans could not be U.S. citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories. This decision was seen as a blow to the abolitionist movement and reinforced the perception that the federal government was siding with pro-slavery interests.