How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases

The video discusses the cholera outbreak in New Orleans due to contaminated water and the subsequent legal battle over a monopoly granted to the Crescent City Livestock Landing and Slaughtering Company. The butchers challenged the monopoly, citing violations of the 13th and 14th Amendments. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Louisiana, narrowly interpreting the 14th Amendment, which weakened its impact. Despite the monopoly's shady origins, it improved public health by reducing contamination. The case highlighted the evolving interpretation of civil rights in the U.S.

What was the primary cause of the cholera outbreak in New Orleans?

• Infected animals

• Contaminated water

• Contaminated food

• Air pollution

What was the main argument of the Butchers Benevolent Association against the Crescent City Company?

• The monopoly violated the 13th and 14th Amendments

• The monopoly was beneficial for the economy

• The monopoly improved public health

• The monopoly was supported by the federal government

Who represented the butchers in their appeal to the Supreme Court?

• Matthew H Carpenter

• Representative John Bingham

• John A Campbell

• Justice Samuel Miller

What was Justice Samuel Miller's interpretation of the 14th Amendment?

• It should be broadly applied to all Americans

• It was intended to enforce the Bill of Rights against the states

• It only applied to areas controlled by the federal government

• It was meant to protect state citizenship rights

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court's decision regarding the Crescent City Company's monopoly?

• The monopoly was upheld

• The monopoly was ignored

• The monopoly was overturned

• The monopoly was expanded

How did the Slaughterhouse Cases affect the 14th Amendment in the long term?

• It strengthened the 14th Amendment

• It weakened the 14th Amendment

• It had no impact on the 14th Amendment

• It led to the repeal of the 14th Amendment

What was the eventual outcome for the Crescent City Company's monopoly?

• It was made permanent

• It was expanded to other states

• It was sold to another company

• It was banned in 1879