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mar 6, 1857 - Dred Scott v. Sandford

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The Dred Scott v. Sandford case was the most important slavery-related decision in the United States Supreme Court's history. The purpose was to balance the Congressional strength of the two factions by making sure an equal number of slave and free states were admitted to the Union.

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mar 6, 1857
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~ 169 years ago