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Dred Scott |
Dred Scott was a slave and social activist who served several masters before suing for his freedom. His case made it to the Supreme Court prior to the American Civil War. |
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Roger B. Taney |
Roger Brooke Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. |
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Dred Scott Decision |
A Missouri slave sued for his freedom, claiming that his four year stay in the northern portion of the Louisiana Territory made free land by the Missouri Compromise had made him a free man. The U.S, Supreme Court decided he couldn’t sue in federal court because he was property, not a citizen. |
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Supreme Court Decision of 1857 |
Justice Taney decided 1. Scott could not bring a case to court becuase as an enslaved African he was not a US citizen; 2. law considered slaves property and as such oweners could move anywhere and still own his property; 3. Missouri Compromise was against the law; Congress did not have the power to decide where slavery could be allowed. |
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
1858 Senate Debate, Lincoln forced Douglas to debate issue of slavery, Douglas supported pop-sovereignty, Lincoln asserted that slavery should not spread to territories, Lincoln emerged as strong Republican candidate |
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