Dred scott vs. Sanford case

Scott is also accusing Sanford of assaulting his wife and children. Sanford justifies this by saying that he laid his hands on them and imprisoned them lawfully since they were slaves. The case would never have been seen or heard if in previous court history a decision was not declared, “ that state courts determined the status of Negroes who lived within their jurisdiction.”(Norton p.391)

The Supreme Court had only this precedent to follow. The court eventually r

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There were two northern justices that argued the opinion of the Missouri Compromise and the decision for Scott’s freedom. Since Congress had no power to bar slavery from a certain territory, the Missouri Compromise was one of a kind then. Northern whites rejected the decision. 394) Lincoln also addressed this issue in his famous “House Divided” Speech.

The Constitutional questions that arose were very controversial issues at the time like: Was a black person like Dredd Scott a citizen of the United States and was he

eligible to sue in Federal court? Had residence in a free state or free territory made him free? Did congress have the power to prohibit slavery in a territory or to delegate that power to territorial legislature? The selection of the constitution that the Supreme Court revered to in its decision (I think) was Article III Section II. ”

The decision after the second court appearance was made in Scott defense. Three of the northern justices actively refused to agree with crucial parts of the decision.

Many republicans argued that the Dredd Scott decision was the “central position of the Republican party- no extension of slavery- was unconstitutional. Northern whites disposed of the decision and were suspicious of the circumstances that “produced it. Lincoln was debating on the Slave Power conspiracy. The case was brought to court in May 1854 and Sanford was found guilty. It (I feel) helped change the face of the African- American people and their rights to freedom.

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