they said that he was a piece of property and could not sue for his freedom
Because it declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
The Dred Scott decision
The Dred Scott decision stated that people of African decent imported to America were not citizens and not protected by the Constitution. The fourteenth and fifteenth amendments nullified that decision.
14th amendment
If you're doing the crossword, the Dred Scott descision.
It greatly angered the Abolitionists - remembering that most Northerners were not Abolitionists by any means.
Roger Taney - ironically a one-tme abolitionist.
they said that he was a piece of property and could not sue for his freedom
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Because it declared that slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
Southerners were delighted with the Dred Scott decision, but northerners were outraged.
Southerners benefited the most from the Dred Scott Decision.
Roger Taney - a too-elderly judge who (ironically) had started off as an Abolitionist
Stonewell Jackson thought Dred Scott Decision was a supid idea
Abolitionists were outraged by the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case, as it ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not citizens and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court. They saw this decision as a setback to the abolitionist movement and a reinforcement of the institution of slavery.
The Chief Justice was Roger Taney - ironically a one-time Abolitionist.