2 facts about the Dred Scot 1857
1. The Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857 was a landmark Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not United States citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery in the United States.
2. The Dred Scott decision also declared the Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional, as it prohibited the federal government from regulating or outlawing slavery in the territories. This decision further divided the North and South on the issue of slavery and helped to accelerate the march towards the Civil War.