It was not the (expected) ruling against Scott's freedom that caused the controversy.
It was the reason given - that they claimed slavery was protected by the Constitution. If taken literally, this would invalidate all of the compromises between North and South, and make slavery legal in any state of the Union.
The Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision worsened tensions between the North and South by ruling that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights under the Constitution. This decision fueled the debate over slavery and states' rights, ultimately contributing to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
In the Supreme Court.
in the Washington D.C. Supreme Court
After 10 years of appeals in a lower court, the Supreme Court decided that all people of African descent, whether slave or free, could not be US citizens, and hence couldn't sue in federal court. Another ruling outcome of this case was that the federal government had no power to prohibit slavery in its territories.In one of he worst Supreme Court rulings in history, the court decided against Scott, saying that he remained the property of his master, and that free states were obligated to abide by the laws of the slave states.
That all black people are banned from this country.
That all black people are banned from this country.
That Scott had no right to argue in court
The ruling in the Dred Scott case allowed slave owners to take their slaves with them into the Western territories of the United States.
It was taken all the way to the Supreme Court, where the Chief Justice issued the controversial decision.
The Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not considered United States citizens and therefore could not file lawsuits in federal court. The court also declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and asserted that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in U.S. territories.
That all black people are banned from this country.
That all black people are banned from this country.
That all black people are banned from this country.
The ruling in the Dred Scott case allowed slave owners to take their slaves with them into the Western territories of the United States.
The verdict in the Dred Scott case - denying the right of a slave to claim his freedom retrospectively, after having lived on free soil but then returned to slave country.
That blacks were inferior and had no rights