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That was in 1857, when the slavery debate was already overheating after the failure of the 1850 Compromise and the violent intimidation of voters in 'Bleeding Kansas'.

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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.


What document states that slaves were not citizens?

The Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court decision in 1857 is the document that stated that slaves were not citizens and had no legal rights.


What did the Supreme Court's decision in Dredd Scott originate the concept of?

It originated the concept that former slaves, or descendants of slaves, could never be citizens and therefore couldn't bring cases before the court.


How did the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision affect all of the territories in the U.S.?

The decision made slaves property and said they didn't have rights of citizens, so no matter where they lived they were still property.


Which documents state that slaves are not citizens?

The Dred Scott decision


Supreme court case that ruled slaves were not citizens and could not sue?

In 1857, the Dred Scott vs Sanford case came before the US Supreme Court. Part of the decision in that case was that Blacks were not citizens and therefore could not bring a lawsuit to any court.


What document states that slaves are not citizens?

The dred scott decision


What US Supreme Court decision stated slaves were property and not citizens was later abolished by which constitutional amendment?

The US Supreme Court decision on the Dred Scott case affirmed that slaves were property. The court also ruled that Blacks could never be US Citizens. It took several Constitutional amendments to ensure that Blacks and other minorities had the same rights as white people. The 13th amendment abolished slavery totally.


Was it true that Americans law in the early 1800s did not protect enslaved families?

True. Slaves were property and not citizens, so they had no civil rights. The Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scot decision affirmed this concept of slaves as property.


Why is the deed Scott decision regarded as one of the most important cases in the history of the supreme court?

The decision codified slavery and stated that slaves were not citizens, but property. These things made it important and set the stage for the civil war.


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.


What document states that slaves are not US citizens?

The US Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case decision of 1857 contains the 50 pages opinion of Chief Justice Taney. In the document he states that Blacks cannot be citizens because they are Blacks and that slavery was constitutional. The latter was the fault of the Framers of the US Constitution who allowed it in order for the slave states to ratify the constitution.