SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
TENSION OVER SLAVERY IN THE 1850S
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Question
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What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
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that Dred Scott was no longer a slave because he had lived in a free state
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black people could never be citizens of the United States
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northerners had to assist in the capturing of escaped slaves
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Dred Scott was not allowed to buy his freedom from his former master’s family
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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.
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