- Dred Scott Decision
- U.S. Supreme Court decision of 1857 that denied the civil rights of blacks while defending the rights of southern slave owners
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Dred Scott Decision
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Dred Scott Decision — /dred/. See under Scott (def. 2). * * * formally Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857 ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States that made slavery legal in all U.S. territories. Scott was a slave whose master had taken him in 1834 from a slave state … Universalium
Dred Scott Decision — /dred/. See under Scott (def. 2). * * * Dred Scott Decision «DREHD SKOT», a decision by the United States Supreme Court in 1857, upholding the right of a master in his slave as property and denying the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise … Useful english dictionary
Abraham Lincoln: The Dred Scott Decision and the Declaration of Independence — ▪ Primary Source The Dred Scott decision of March 1857 dealt a severe blow to Republican efforts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As the leading Republican in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln felt bound to oppose Democrats who upheld… … Universalium
Dred Scott v. Sandford — Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 11–14, 1856 Reargued December 15 … Wikipedia
Dred Scott Case — Dred Scott Case, the also the Dred Scott Decision an important decision made by the US ↑Supreme Court in 1857. The case was brought to the Supreme Court by a ↑slave (=someone who is legally owned by another person) called Dred Scott. The Chief… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dred Scott — This article is about a Virginia man born into slavery. For the Supreme Court case in which he was involved, see Dred Scott v. Sandford. Dred Scott Dred Scott (1795 – September 17, 1858), was an African American slave in the United States who… … Wikipedia
Dred Scott Case — (also the Dred Scott decision) a US Supreme Court decision in 1857 that a slave was not a citizen and could not begin a legal case against anyone. Dred Scott was a slave who wanted a court to say he was free because his owner took him to a free… … Universalium
Dred Scott v. Sandford — n. An 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States, that all slaves were the property of their owners and not citizens who could bring lawsuits themselves, and that the government could… … Law dictionary
(the) Dred Scott Case — the Dred Scott Case [the Dred Scott Case] (also the Dred Scott decision) a US ↑Supreme Court decision in 1857 that a slave was not a citizen and could not begin a legal case against anyone. Dred Scott was a slave who wanted a cour … Useful english dictionary
Dred Scott — (1795 1858) slave who appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to achieve freedom (lost the case in a court decision that sparked major controversy between the northern and southern USA) … English contemporary dictionary
