SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Detailed explanation-1: -popular sovereignty. Which of the following was NOT part of the Dred Scott decision? The popular sovereignty doctrine was a violation of the First Amendment.
Detailed explanation-2: -Dred Scott was an enslaved person who accompanied his owner, an army physician, to postings in a free state (Illinois) and free territory (Wisconsin) before returning with him to the slave state of Missouri.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision argued that, as someone’s property, Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in a federal court.