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: The case, known as Dred Scott v. Sandford , reached the U.S. Supreme Court. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered a ruling that stunned the nation:

: It declared that the federal government could not prohibit slavery in any U.S. territory, effectively making the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. Dred.7z

: The decision outraged abolitionists and deepened the divide between the North and South, serving as a primary catalyst for the Civil War. : The case, known as Dred Scott v

: The court ruled that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not and could never be citizens of the United States and therefore had no right to sue in federal court. : The case