Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
yes the owner could set their slaves free.
no.slaves can not own other slaves!
no.
Slaves either ran away from their owners or they were unusable and were freed
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scot was that slaves were property and had no rights. This meant they couldn't sue in court.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
The questions were whether to allow slavery (this decision was postponed for 20 years) and whether to count slaves as residents when determining Congressional apportionment and taxation (there was the 3/5 Compromise, which may seem ludicrous today, because the slaves could not vote).