SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
BLOODY KANSAS
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Question
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Slaves were determined to have rights, Missouri Compromise was constitutional
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The North scored a major victory in abolishing slavery
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Congress could not outlaw slavery anywhere in the US, Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that Congress had exceeded its authority in the Missouri Compromise because it had no power to forbid or abolish slavery in the territories west of Missouri and north of latitude 36°30′.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Dred Scott Decision outraged abolitionists, who saw the Supreme Court’s ruling as a way to stop debate about slavery in the territories. The divide between North and South over slavery grew and culminated in the secession of southern states from the Union and the creation of the Confederate States of America.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the significance of the Dred Scott decision? The Supreme Court overruled attempts by Congress to limit the spread of slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why is Dred Scott decision regarded as one of most important cases in history of Supreme Court? Because the people banned what the Supreme court allowed. The Supreme Court was supposed to be supreme decision. What did Lincoln mean when he said “a house divided against itself cannot stand"?