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Southerns reaction to the dred scott vs sanford​

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I would say that southerners would have reacted positively as the dred Scott case had decided that an African American, no matter free or slave, were not an American citizen and they would not be able to sue in federal court.
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The Southerners were happy/thrilled because they wanted slavery to continue. "They approved the Dred Scott decision believing Congress had no right to prohibit slavery in the territories."

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