Why was the Dred Scott case a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court?

Answer 1

It held that Blacks were not citizens of the US and the federal government had no authority to "free" slaves nor establish "rights" for freed Blacks, who were not citizens. The 14th amendment to the constitution did establish some rights for Blacks.

Answer 2

Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)

• African-Americans were chattel (property) according to the Constitution, and their owners were protected from losing their property under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause and Due Process Clause, which invalidated the "once free, always free" tradition.

• Because African-Americans were considered property, and were not legal citizens, they had no right to sue for their freedom.

• The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional because Congress had overstepped its authority in attempting to regulate states' rights.
• The decision was one of the primary causes of the US Civil War.

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Answer 3

In my opinion, Dred Scott is not the most important US Supreme Court case, although it was a landmark case that helped ignite the Civil War between the North and South.

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Answer 4

The US Supreme Court was an important decision. Here are some facts about this:

A. The Court confirmed that Dred Scott was not a citizen;

B. The Court confirmed that slavery was not illegal;

C. The Court confirmed that freed slaves were not citizens nor could they be; and

D. It was a blow to the anti slavery abolitionist movement.

Answer 5

The Dred Scott case was a landmark decision on slavery in 1857. The Court confirmed that Black people, slaves or free Blacks could never be US citizens, had no access to the court system, and that slavery was constitutional. This was a startling decision and angered many anti-slavery people.

Answer 6

Maybe, because it was the first court case on slavery that was held in the Supreme Court

Answer 7

In this case, the supreme court made it unconstitutional for African Americans to sue in court, and it struck down the Missouri Compromise.

Answer 8

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