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Which Supreme Court decision declared that federal restriction of slavery was unconstitutional?

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What was the Dred Scott decision? The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom.
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Dred Scott

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Dred Scott decision the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom

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