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National Park Service: The Significance of the Dred Scott Trial

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In this article from "The Old Courthouse" by Donald Dosch the facts of the Dred Scott decision are laid out. Read why the outcome of the case fanned the embers of the coming Civil War.

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abolitionists, property rights, slavery, dred scott

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debate on slavery, free states, slave states, slavery issues, western expansion, missouri compromise, chief justice taney, dred scott case, dred scott decision, nps, national park service, scott v sandford, us national parks, causes of civil war

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Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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