SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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Why were Northerners upset about the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
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They were angered because the decision could extend slavery into western territories.
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They did not want to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act
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They considered Dred Scott to be a slave and did not want him to be free.
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The SCOTUS ruled that Dred Scott was a U.S. citizen.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Northerners, especially Republicans, were outraged by the decision. They sided with the two lone dissenters, believing that Scott was a free man due to his time in free territory, as Congress was allowed to prohibit slavery in the territories.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many of the Northern articles denounced the politics of the Dred Scott decision by critiquing either a certain aspect of the decision or an opinion of one of the Supreme Court justices. One such article was entitled, “Dred Scott on the Missouri Compromise, ” from the Chicago Daily Tribune.
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