The Supreme Court decision for Scott vs. Sandford set the stage for the Civil War by mobilizing he abolitionist movement. They made the decision on the case in 1857.
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The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
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Actually, he was. Despite the decision that held he was property whether he was in a free state or a slave state, his owner freed him which he was legally permitted to do.