mar 6, 1857 - Dred Scott Case

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circumstances: entered and lived in free territory while he was enslaved

Roger Taney and Supreme Court rules:
- African-Americans are not citizens so they
can't sue
- slaves are property so they can't be taken (5th
Amendment)
- Congress can't make laws on slavery in
territories
- Missouri Compromise is unconstitutional

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