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What was the consequences of the Dred Scott decision for the enslaved people?
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∙ 13y ago
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.
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∙ 13y agoIt looked as though no state could legally declare itself to be free soil.
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The dred Scott decision stated that slaves?
the dred scott decision stated that slaves are peoplealso and should'nt be property :D yurwelcomee
What reasons did Taney give for why he believed Dred Scott was an enslaved person?
he was fighting for black freedom
How did the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments affect the dred scott decision?
The Dred Scott decision stated that people of African decent imported to America were not citizens and not protected by the Constitution. The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments nullified that decision.
In what year did the dred Scott decision happen?
march 6,1857
What is a summary of the decision in the Dred Scott case?
He decided that people ofAfrican descent imported into the u.s. and there descendants were not citizens so they did not have legal rights to sue.
Why did the supreme court ruled against dred Scott?
The decision started that enslaved people were property
What were the consequences of the of the Dred Scott desicion for enslaved people?
It means that escaped slaves have lived in constant fear of being returned to their owners.
What consequences did the Dred Scott decision have for free blacks?
I dont know XD
According to the Dred Scott decision slaves were?
According to the decision, slaves were considered property, not people.
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 an enslaved person who sued for freedom?
Dred Scott
How did the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment affect the Dred Scott decision?
The Dred Scott decision stated that people of African decent imported to America were not citizens and not protected by the Constitution. The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments nullified that decision.
Which group of people supported the Dred Scott Decision?
The South was delighted with this decision - it declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
How did the northerners and southerners react to the Dred Scott decision?
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
Who helped dread Scott?
Prior to and during the Dred Scott case, only the lawyer who represented him gave him any help. The Supreme Court ruled that no African Americans, whether free or enslaved, had citizenship in the United States, a decision that enraged abolitionists and empowered slave holders. After the decision, Scott's owner married an abolitionist, who persuaded her to return Scott and his family to his original owners. By this time, his original owners were also anti-slavery, and he and his family were freed.
What group was benefited most by dred Scott decision?
Southerners benefited the most from the Dred Scott Decision.
A major implication of the Dred Scott decision was that?
The Dred Scott decision held that black people were not citizens and did not have standing to sue in federal court. It also held that blacks were only 3/5 of a white person.
