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Dred Scott v. Sandford

Dred Scott v. Sandford. Background. Slave in Missouri Owner moved with him to territory where slavery was illegal Returned to Missouri Owner died Scott sued for freedom. The Trial . 1857 Supreme Court case Argued that he had lived in free territories and should be free

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

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  1. Dred Scott v. Sandford

  2. Background • Slave in Missouri • Owner moved with him to territory where slavery was illegal • Returned to Missouri • Owner died • Scott sued for freedom

  3. The Trial • 1857 Supreme Court case • Argued that he had lived in free territories and should be free • Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled against Scott • Said he was not a citizen and could not sue

  4. The Impact • Taney ruled that slavery could not be banned in the territories • Effectively declared Missouri Compromise unconstitutional • Caused greater tension between slave and free states • Southerners – happy • Northerners upset because slavery could extend further into territories

  5. Excerpt from the case… “We think they [people of African ancestry] are… not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word “citizens” in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.”

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