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The Dred Scott decision
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Why is it important for the supreme court to be able overturn its own decisions?
Without reversing a decision, th law could never grow and evolve. For instance, we would still be saddled with the Dred Scott Decision that requires the return of runaway slaves.
Why would southern political leaders praise the supreme court decision in dred Scott v sanford in 1857?
Because the court had sensationally ruled that slavery was legal in every state of the Union. They had decided to interpret the Constitution in the way that the Founding Fathers would have done. When they declared that a man's property was sacred, they would have included slaves within their definition of property. The Court had also declared that a black man could not be an American citizen, and had no business taking a white man to court. All of this was music to the ears of the Southern planters.
Why couldn't slaves go to school?
it depends on if you mean why couldn't they go to school when they were slaves or if when they were freed. they probably wouldn't be aloud to have an education or be smart enough to wonder what the difference between them and their masters are and why they are to be working and not the masters being slaves.
What 2 slave issues were discussed when creating the US Constitution?
The questions were whether to allow slavery (this decision was postponed for 20 years) and whether to count slaves as residents when determining Congressional apportionment and taxation (there was the 3/5 Compromise, which may seem ludicrous today, because the slaves could not vote).
Which supreme court case ruled that slaves were property?
Dred Scott v. Sanford*, 60 US 393 (1857)In the Dred Scott decision, the Court held that slaves were chattel (property). Slaves, as well as people who had been slaves, or who descended from slaves, were not protected by the Constitution and could never be US citizens. Without citizenship status, African-Americans were denied access to the courts, and couldn't sue for their freedom, even if they had a contractual agreement granting them free status.The Supreme Court also ruled that Congress had no right to prohibit slavery, nullifying the Missouri Compromise.The Court's decision in this case was overturned by the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery.* The name Sanford is misspelled as "Sandford" in US ReportsAnswerThat was the Dred Scott decision - concerning the status of a slave who had been taken on to free soil, and then back to slave country.The Supreme Court declared that a black man should have no business suing a white man.More ominously, it also ruled that slavery was protected by the Constitution. Taken literally, this would mean that there was no such thing as free soil.These two aspects of the Supreme Court ruling helped to raise the temperature of the debate, and made war virtually inevitable.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
Could slaves in ancient Rome travel?
Slaves could only travel with their masters.
How were the slaves humiliated?
Because, they were property to their slave masters, and the slave masters could do anything that they wanted to the slaves in order for the slaves to keep their lives.
Could slaves be mean to their masters?
No, slaves could NOT be mean to their slaves because they would get in HUGE trouble. They would probably be put to death if they where.[: Audralynne :]
Where did Roman slaves sleep at night?
slaves slep where ever they could weather in the masters bacement or in the barn on some hay
What were the three ways to avoid slavery?
Slaves could be adopted by the families to which they were sold or they could marry into their masters family.
What were the different types of slaves?
The slaves brought to America were chattel slaves. The had no rights, could be traded as property, and were expected to perform labors for their masters. The South had field slaves who worked the fields and the house slaves.
This decision protected slavery in the constitution?
The decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case declared that the Constitution protected property - and that slaves were property. Simple as that. This could be taken to mean that no state could be officially free soil - the issue in the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates, which first brought Lincoln to nationwide notice.
Could masters who killed slaves be charged with murder?
No, because back then the slaves were really nothing. The masters could just go out and buy a new one. No one would really care in the white race, but in the black race they would want that but they couldn't.
What did John Brown hope to do with the firearms?
Arm freed slaves in a revolt, so that they could kill their masters.
Why does noble slaves get beaten?
Noble slaves could be beaten as a form of punishment or to assert dominance by the slave owner or overseer. It could also be a way to maintain discipline and control over the slaves, regardless of their social status.
Did roman slaves' have family and friends?
Yes, there was a law passed that slaves could marry with the permission of his master, and they had brothers and sisters. They certainly had friends, especially the city slaves, who had access to their masters and could "put in a good word" for someone trying to gain a favor.
According to James Henley thorn well what happened when slaves obeyed the masters?
James Henley Thornwell, a 19th-century theologian and academic, believed that when slaves obeyed their masters, they were fulfilling a Biblical obligation to submit to authority. Thornwell saw this obedience as a way for slaves to maintain order and stability within the institution of slavery. He argued that by obeying their masters, slaves could potentially be granted spiritual salvation through their humility and adherence to Christian principles.
