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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.
The dred Scott decision stated that slaves?
the dred scott decision stated that slaves are peoplealso and should'nt be property :D yurwelcomee
What was dred Scott position taken?
The Dred Scott case was a decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1857. It ruled that people of African descent imported into the United States and held as slaves, or their descendants - whether or not they were slaves - were not protected by the Constitution and could never be citizens of the United States.
Why was the Dred-Scott court case a disaster for abolitionist?
1.) Slaves are not citizens and can't sue. 2.) Slaves are property. 3.) Slavery should be legal everywhere. It left the decision to allow slavery or not, up to the territories This would have tipped the scales of representation in favor of the pro-slavery South.
What would happen to slaves after work?
well the slaves had to clear the lands, work the soil and build the towns that is in the north
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.
