Scott v. Sandford (1857)

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What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

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That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens.

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The Dred Scott case made what Compromise unconstitutional?

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The Missouri Compromise

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Dred Scott is famous for

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suing for his freedom

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court at the time was

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Roger B. Taney.

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What did the Supreme Court rule (decide)?

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African Americans are not citizens

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The Supreme Court ruled that I was not a citizen because

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I was a black person.

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The result of my fight for freedom caused a division in the country which led to

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the Civil War.

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A political party formed to prevent the spread of slavery

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Republican Party

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An Illinois lawyer who became the 16th President of the United States

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Abraham Lincoln

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Controversial Supreme Court Case that led to all African Americans being declared noncitizens of the United States

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Dred Scott v. Sandford