1. Dred Scott Decision 1857

2. Dred Scott Decision - FACTS:
• Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri.
• Scott and his owner moved to the state of Illinois, then the territory of Wisconsin.
• 1846, Scott’s owner died after returning to Missouri.
* Scott sued for his freedom. He claimed that he should be a free man since he lived in a free state and a free territory for many years.

3. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS: Justice Roger B. Taney
Q: Was Scott a U.S. citizen with the right to sue?
A: NO
Q: Did living in a free territory make Scott a free man?
A: NO
Q: Did Congress have the right to outlaw slavery in any territory?
A: NO

4. Ruled that slaves were property not citizens
Scott had no right to sue
B/c slaves are property, saying they are free violates the Bill of Rights (5th amendment)
Taney (Supreme Court) says Congress has no power to ban slavery in a territory, meaning the MO Compromise, 1850 Comp., are all UNCONSTUTIONAL

5. RESULTS:
• Dred Scott was not given his freedom.
• The Missouri Compromise was found to be unconstitutional.
• Means slavery is allowed EVERYWHERE, no free states anymore
Open to slavery through popular sovereignty (Compromise of 1850)
Open to slavery through popular sovereignty (KS-NE Act)
Missouri Compromise line is declared unconstitutional (Dred Scott Decision)