THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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Question
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What was the effect of the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) decision?
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it unified the North in its support of slavery
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it prompted federal support of states’ rights
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it incited further sectionalism in the country
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it resulted in other slaves petitioning the court for freedom
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Dred Scott Decision Sandford did three important things: Established that enslaved persons had no rights in federal court. Declared that slave states no longer had to honor the “once free, always free” rule. Stated that Congress should never have prohibited slavery in the Wisconsin Territory.
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