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Dred Scott v Sandford was a devastating decision for African Americans. The decision held that no person of African ancestry could claim citizenship in the United States. This meant that even in the so-called "free" states of the North, an African American had no rights of citizenship.

Although slavery was illegal in these "free" northern states, Scott v Sandford stated that a slaveholder could move into the states with his slaves and not lose them. In other words, the people were still slaves even though the law said it was illegal for them to be slaves.

Many freedmen living in the northern states fled the country following the decision in fear of former owners. Many more were placed back in bondage and forced to return to the South.

The decision, in 1857, infuriated the North, further polarizing relations between the North and the South. Certainly Scott v Sandford was not the only deciding factor in the outbreak of the Civil War, but it did play a significant role.

Dred Scott was freed by his owner May 26, 1857. He died a free man September 17, 1858 of tuberculosis. He had one child, a daughter, born in 1838.

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It would limit their legal rights, since the Supreme Court ruled (among other things) that a black person had no business suing a white person.

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I dont know XD

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What consequences did the Dred Scott decision have for free blacks?

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the dred scott decision stated that slaves are peoplealso and should'nt be property :D yurwelcomee


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