iCivics: Dred Scott v. Sandford

Chief Justice Roger Taney

Eliza Sanford

Dr. John Emerson

The Supreme Court

It made Missouri a free state.

It made Missouri a slave state but outlawed slavery in territories north of it.

It allowed slavery in all U.S. territories.It abolished slavery in all states.

It abolished slavery in all states.

Dred Scott was declared a free citizen.

Dred Scott was not free and had no rights as a U.S. citizen

Dred Scott was granted the right to sue in court.

Dred Scott was allowed to vote.

The rights of enslaved people to vote.

The rights of enslaved people to sue in court.

The property rights of enslavers.

The freedom of all African descent people.

It immediately ended slavery in the United States.

It had no significant impact on American society.

It was quickly overturned by the Supreme Court.

It increased tensions and served as a stepping-stone to the Civil War.