Question

Please use a TIED paragraph to respond to the following question in AT LEAST 4 complete sentences. In order to meet expectations, you must explain your thinking and defend your claims. You should also use evidence from prior lessons (like the Indian Removal Act) to support your claims.

What was the decision in the Dred Scott case? Why is this significant?


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Answer 1

main idea : land gained by the Indian Removal Act were to be slave states because of the Dred Scott decision

dred Scott upheld slavery in United States territories

denied the legality of black citizenship in America even though they were considered 3/5 when it came to voting

declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional

Missouri compromise : 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

Indian Removal Act by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830 :

gave the President the power to force Native American tribes to move to land west of the Mississippi River.

from loc & wikipedia