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Who took the Scott vs Sanford case to court?
Dred Scott
Why was there so much tension in the Dred Scott vs Sanford case?
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The case that helped precipitate the Civil War was?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The court case that addressed the issue of slavery?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
What was the dred Scott v Sanford case?
ether or not slaves could be considered citizens
What decision declared the Missouri compromise unconstitutional?
The admission of California to the Union - it was too big to be accommodated according to the terms of that compromise.
How did the Dred Scottdecision affect the civil rights of African Americans?
Dred Scott was found guilty in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case. This caused the African Americans to not be allowed to fight for freedom in court.
Who was the plaintiffs in the dred Scott v Sanford case?
The plaintiff in the Dred Scott v. Sanford case was Dred Scott, a slave who had lived in free states with his master and believed he should be granted freedom as a result. Ultimately, the Supreme Court ruled against him, denying his right to freedom and further inflaming tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery.
What precedent was established by the decision in Dred Scott v Sanford?
The finding in the Dred Scott vs Sanford case was tha when a slave master took a slave tho the north, the slave was notautomaticaly freed and furthermore that slaves were not people, but property.
What city did the Supreme Court neet to decide the Dred Scott v Sanford case?
The Supreme Court met in Washington, D.C. when it decided the Dred Scott case. It has met in Washington for every case since February 1801.
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.
Does dred Scott v Sanford case still apply today?
No, it could not apply today, because the case was concerned with the rights of slaves.
