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jan 1, 1857 - Dred Scott v. Stanford

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- Supreme Court decision that extended federal protection to slavery by ruling that Congress did
not have the power to prohibit slavery in any territory
- Also declared that slaves, as property, were not citizens of the United States

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jan 1, 1857
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~ 169 years ago