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The US Supreme Court, lead by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, rejected the idea that slaves could be citizens of either their state residence or the United States. According to the Court, slaves were the property of their owners, which suggested they were less than human. As a result, African-Americans lacked standing to sue for their freedom.
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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.
On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for his freedom in court?
missouri, and the supreme court
Where was the dred Scott case held?
in the Washington D.C. Supreme Court
What supreme court decision overturned efforts to limit the spread of slavery?
dred scott
What year was Dred Scott ruled a slave by the Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford did not decide if Dred Scott was a slave or not, but that slaves (and their descendants) could not be counted as US citizens and had no right to sue in court.
What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
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
Where did the Dred Scott Decision occur?
In the Supreme Court.
Who was it dred Scott sued?
he sued the supreme court
What slave was denied freedom in a supreme court case?
The slave's name was Dred Scott
Who was the subject of a supreme court decision on slavery?
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that sued for freedom in supreme court?
Dred Scott
On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for his freedom in court?
missouri, and the supreme court
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
That Scott had no right to argue in court
Who was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court was?
Dred Scott
Who was the slave that sued for his freedom in the supreme court?
Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court in the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857. The Supreme Court decision ruled against granting him his freedom and also declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens.
