Because the decision showed that the Supreme Court didn't think that any State could outlaw slavery.
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The Supreme Court's verdict that a black could not qualify as a citizen.
He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
Without reversing a decision, th law could never grow and evolve. For instance, we would still be saddled with the Dred Scott Decision that requires the return of runaway slaves.
Stonewell Jackson thought Dred Scott Decision was a supid idea
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
In the Supreme Court.
Dred Scott
That the Supreme Court decision was both unnecessary and invalid.
The Supreme Court eventually decided to give Dred Scott his freedom. They made that decision because they thought that it would end the huge slavery crisis. A few weeks after Dred Scott was freed, he sadly died. :(
Dred Scott case
dred scott
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
One of the findings of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott decision was that slaves were considered property, not citizens.
Abolitionists were outraged by the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case, as it ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not citizens and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court. They saw this decision as a setback to the abolitionist movement and a reinforcement of the institution of slavery.