Dred Scott v. Sandford
March 6, 1857 · US Capitol, Washington, D.C.
US Supreme Court ruling that Black Americans could not be citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories. It deepened the crisis that led to the Civil War.
Key people
Participants
Before and after
- Led to
- American Civil War April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865
