Dred Scott case

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:aftermath Influenced the 14th Amendment
Led to increased abolitionist sentiment
Increased sectional conflict in the U. S.
gptkbp:case_outcome 7-2 decision
gptkbp:consequences Declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Declared that African Americans could not be American citizens
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
March 6, 1857
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Benjamin_R._Curtis
gptkb:Justice_John_Mc_Lean
gptkbp:historical_context Pre-Civil War America
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dred Scott case
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Missouri_Compromise
gptkb:Fugitive_Slave_Act
gptkbp:involves gptkb:John_F._A._Sanford
gptkb:Dred_Scott
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Judicial_review
gptkb:Constitution
Civil rights
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:outcome Scott was denied freedom
gptkbp:precedent Set a precedent for future cases regarding slavery and citizenship
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:American_history
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Slavery in the United States
gptkbp:significance Contributed to the tensions leading to the American Civil War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Old_Courthouse
gptkb:The_Old_Court_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5