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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?
i dont give a s**t kk
What dicison nullified The Missouri Compromise?
Dred Scott decision
What describes the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
The Missouri Compromise was illegal; therefore, Dred Scott was free.The Missouri Compromise was legal; therefore, Dred Scott wasn't free.The Missouri Compromise was illegal; therefore, Dred Scott wasn't free.The Missouri Compromise was legal; therefore, Dred Scott was free.
What was the effect of the Dread Scott decision on the Missouri Compromise?
The Dred Scott decision repealed the Missouri Compromise because it was said to deny a man's right to property and that it is unconstitutional. The decision legalized slavery everywhere, and the Missouri Compromise said that there equal free states and slave states, and so now all states are slave states.
What law was founded to be unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
the missouri compromise
What effect did the Dred Scott Supreme Court case have on Dred Scott's freddom and on the Missouri Compromise?
Scott didn't win his freedom and the decision reinforced the idea that slaves were property. The Missouri Compromise was a blow to the southern states to gain more slave states. I don't think the Scott decision added anything to the compromise, but it did entrench slavery in the states where it existed.
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 summarize why part of the nation was upset over the Dred Scott decision?
The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet
What decision declared the Missouri compromise unconstitutional?
The admission of California to the Union - it was too big to be accommodated according to the terms of that compromise.
Why did the Dred Scott decision alarm Northerners?
The Dred Scott decision declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional and ruled that slaves were property. The decision did not necessarily alarm most people in the North.
Why was part of the nation was upset over the Dred Scott decision?
The North was upset because the decision declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. - Novanet
What law was declared null and void because of the Dred Scott decision?
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 was declared null and void by the Dred Scott decision. This ruling by the Supreme Court held that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories, effectively invalidating the Missouri Compromise's restriction on slavery in the northern territories.
What Supreme Court decision overturned both the Missouri Compromise and popular sovereignty?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
