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Dred Scot Decision. Different Political Parties 1854. Dred Scott. Owned by Army Major John Emerson Family moved frequently Missouri-Illinois-Wisconsin-Missouri) Scott married in Wisconsin. Harriet Scott. Supreme Court Decision. March 6,1857
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Dred Scott • Owned by Army Major John Emerson • Family moved frequently Missouri-Illinois-Wisconsin-Missouri) • Scott married in Wisconsin
Supreme Court Decision • March 6,1857 • Court rules that people of African descent, both free and enslaved, were not citizens but were considered property • The court explained that because slaves were property they could be taken anywhere and Congress had no right to ban slavery in the territories.