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2007-09-14 09:46:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The decision, which Justice Taney presented, had
three main points:
1. Negroes, even those who were not slaves, could not be citizens of the United States, according to the meaning of the Constitution.
2. Scott's claim that he had become a free man because he lived in a territory from which slavery had been prohibited as a result of the Missouri Compromise, was not valid. This was because the Missouri Compromise which excluded slavery went beyond the constitutional power of Congress.
3. Finally, Scott was not free because he had lived in Illinois. Once he returned to Missouri he was obligated to obey the laws of Missouri and was bound by the position he held in that state.

2007-09-15 17:29:13 · answer #1 · answered by peacetrain 3 · 0 0

Check here:
www.historyplace.com/lincoln/dred.htm

2007-09-14 17:58:24 · answer #2 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0 0

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