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In the Dred Scott decision a slave was taken up north to a "free state," according to the Missouri Compromise, and then brought back down to a slave state. Dred Scott felt that by entering a free state should be free from slavery, but on the ruling the Dred Scott decision ruled that slaves are considered property and can be taken anywhere, therefore going against the Missouri Compromise.
The Supreme Court ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause for the reasons stated above, and overturned the legislation.
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What dicison nullified The Missouri Compromise?
Dred Scott decision
What major decision led up to the civil war?
There was not a major decision that led to it but there were many that led to it such as the dred Scott decision and the Missouri compromise and the compromise of 1850 and the Lincoln- Douglas debate
What best summarizes why part of the nation was upset over the dred Scott?
The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet
Are there some famous slaves in the Missouri compromise?
dred Scott
As a result of the dred Scott decision the was declared unconstitutional?
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