Issues & Controversies in American History: This Month in History, March 2018—Dred Scott Decision

Participate in problems and controversies in American history: DRED SCOTT decides: Can you work hard for his freedom? In the 1830s, a slave named Dread Scott lived for several years ... Read more →

The Dread Scott case or Dred Scott versus Sanford is a groundbreaking decision in the history of American law and is considered a catalyst for the American Civil War. In 1833, Dred Scott was bought by the US Army's surgeon John Emerson and was taken to Winconsin in the non-slave area. In 1840, Scott, his newlywed wife and his children moved to Louisiana, then moved to St. Louis and Emerson. After Emerson's death, Dread Scott and his family came to Emerson's wife Eliza Irene Sampford. In 1846, after many years of effort, the Scottish people tried to buy freedom from Sanford, and she refused. In 1850, the state court declared that Scott was released, but the decision was overturned by the Missouri Supreme Court. From 1856 to 1957, this case was heard at the US Supreme Court. This decision raided the resentment of anti-slavery organization and was cited as the worst judgment by the US Supreme Court.

Irekot vs. Sanford, Abraham Lincoln calls it "amazing in the history of the law" 1, and is still the most famous among all judicial decisions in the United States. This was the first time that the Supreme Court violated major federal laws, so this is a breakthrough in the history of judicial review. In fact, this decision quickly showed that if political issues were transformed into constitutional issues, they could create huge jurisdiction. Dred Scott v. Sanford can claim to be accustomed to asking more questions about political influence. I believe this is absolutely true, and from the evidence it will try to show that the Supreme Court Secretary Taney is a tool for this type of political transport. Furthermore, besides the political conspiracy of Tani and other famous people, Dred Scott v. Sanford is still small but harmless.

Everything started with the history of the United States, there are few actions that changed the flow of American history like a civil war. Dread Scott decided to get into confusion through the United States. Compromise is no longer impossible and the only way to solve the country's problem is like war. As a result, the United States split further, more Northern Europeans became abolishists, the United States became more unified than ever. Political problems and differences began shortly after the end of the American Revolutionary War of 1782.