Before the Civil War
The Dred Scott decision announced by Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, 79, March 6 enrages abolitionists and encourages slaveowners. The fugitive slave Dred Scott claim freedom on the ground that he resided in free territory, but the court rules that his residence in Minnesota Territory does not make him free. Mentioned that the Congress never had the authority to ban slavery in the territories, a ruling that in effect calls the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional. Supreme Court declares in Scott v. Sandford that blacks are not U.S. citizens, and slaveholders have the right to take slaves in free areas of the county. Excerpt
. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT, Missouri Compromise, Kansas United, Scott Decision, Dred Scott, Steven Douglas, Senate January, Brooke Taney, South South, Lecompton Constitution, missouri compromise, dred scott, kansas territory, free soilers, people kansas, supreme court, scott decision, dred scott decision, lecompton constitution,
Approximate Word count = 437
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
 |
