mar 6, 1857 - Dred Scott Decision
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What: The Supreme Court ruled in Scott v. Sandford that blacks are not citizens of the United States and slaveholders have the right to take existing slaves into free areas of the county.
Important People: Dred Scott and Roger B. Taney
Led to War: This ruling was a provocative opinion which led to the enragement of many northerners.
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