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How did the United States Supreme Court fuel the already blazing fires of sectional conflict with its landmark decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford?
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How did the United States Supreme Court fuel the already blazing fires of sectional conflict with its landmark decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford?

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The decision, which declared that slaves were not citizens and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, outraged Northerners and contributed to the start of the Civil War.
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