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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
Dred Scott case
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
The Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott in 1857 in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford because the Court held that Scott, as a black person, was not a citizen and therefore could not file a lawsuit. The decision also invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1820, stating that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories.
The Dred Scott decision by the US Supreme Court in 1857 confirmed what large scale slave owners in the south always believed. That was that slavery was legal under the US Constitution. The Court's decision was controversial, however, only a constitutional amendment could change that decision.