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It was a legal dispute about the status of a slave who had lived on free soil for a time and then returned to slave country.

The courts had never dealt with this question before, and that is how it reached the Supreme Court, where the Chief Justice made his controversial statements about slavery and blacks in general.

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Who was the subject of a supreme court decision on slavery?

Dred Scott


What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?

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What supreme court decision overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery?

dred scott


What Supreme Court decision in effect meant that the Constitution protected slavery?

The decision on Dred Scott vs. Sanford was made by the US Supreme Court on March 6, 1857. For all practical purposes, the Court ruled that slavery was legal and that slaves were property.


How did the nation respond to the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision?

The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court weakened the case for those Americans that believed slavery had to be abolished. It strengthened the belief, held mostly in the South, that slavery was Constitutional. The South was elated, and Northerners who opposed slavery were shocked.


What was one of the findings of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision Slaves were citizens. Slaves were property. Slavery was illegal. Slavery was a choice each state could make.?

One of the findings of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision was that slaves were considered property, not citizens.


Why did southern slavery supporters approve of the Dred Scott US Supreme Court's decision?

The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court in 1857 confirmed what large scale slave owners in the south always believed. That was that slavery was legal under the US Constitution. The Court's decision was controversial, however, only a constitutional amendment could change that decision.


What Supreme Court decision in effect meant the Constitution protected slavery?

The decision on Dred Scott vs. Sanford was made by the US Supreme Court on March 6, 1857. For all practical purposes, the Court ruled that slavery was legal and that slaves were property.


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. :(


What did the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case say about the expansion of slavery into the territories and the rights of slaves in the US?

The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case declared that slaves were not citizens, so they had no rights under the Constitution and no legal standing in court. It also ruled that Congress had no power to ban slavery in the territories, essentially allowing for the expansion of slavery into new regions.


In 1857 the Supreme Court took a pro-slavery stand that pushed the US closer toward war This decision was known as what?

The Dred Scott decision.


What describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?

the decision made slavery legal in all us territories that were not yet states