Many Southerners supported the Dred Scott decision because it reinforced the rights of slaveholders to take their slaves into free territories. They viewed the decision as a victory for states' rights and property rights over federal power.
The South generally supported the Dred Scott decision because it upheld the rights of slaveowners to take their slaves into any territory. They saw it as a victory for states' rights and slaveholding interests.
Many southerners believed that abolishing slavery threatened their way of life, as the economy of the South largely depended on slave labor for agriculture. They also held deep-rooted racist beliefs that justified the subjugation of African Americans. This ideological and economic combination led to strong opposition to abolition.
Depends on where you go in the south. If you go to the country then your going to find a majority of people that are dipping and they dont care and would still have slavery if they could. If you go to the city then they are going to act like its the worst thing that ever happened.
The fugitive slave law gave southerners some protection against being bankrupted by thousands of escaping slaves. The law gave northern banks greater willingness to support slavery by loaning money to slave owners. The law also had the effect of co-opting the support of northern newspapers, which carried the very profitable ads for return of escaped slaves. Basically, the fugitive slave act gave national endorsement to the whole system of slavery.
IF the appeals court consents to hear the case, usually several judges will study and/or hear presentations on the case. They will then consider the arguments or matter under study and render their opinions on the case. The majority opinion will prevail.
I would imagine very disappointed. He was told he was property, didn't have rights, and wasn't a citizen. He had to stay with his owner.
They embraced the decision. It verified their view of a slave society.
The South generally supported the Dred Scott decision because it upheld the rights of slaveowners to take their slaves into any territory. They saw it as a victory for states' rights and slaveholding interests.
The Southerners did not feel good about the future of slavery
The Abolitionist minority were outraged at the verdict, and the insulting remarks that accompanied it. The non-Abolitionist majority were simply exasperated that war seemed to be coming closer.
The white Southerners do not like change. The Southerners are set in their own ways.
They felt equal to them
Some people felt it was putting the clock back. Yet many states had anti-Black laws on the books. This pleased the South. It angered the Northern Abolitionist minority. Other Northerners were simply exasperated, because it was dividing the two sections even further, and bringing war closer.
I think they felt a little mischivious and sneaky
shocked
they felt that they were sad
they felt good because there were more blacks then whites