[DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott v. Sandford - Wikipedia [PAR] Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 US 393 (1857), also known simply as the Dred Scott 
case, was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor 
law and constitutional law. It held that "a negro, whose ancestors were imported 
into [the U.S.], and sold .... Chief Justice Roger B. Taney held that Scott's case did 
not need to be heard... [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott - Wikipedia [PAR] Dred Scott (c. 1799  September 17, 1858) was an enslaved African American 
man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his 
wife and their two daughters in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case of 1857, 
popularly known as the "Dred Scott Decision". ... Moreover, Scott's temporary 
residence outside Missouri did not bring about... [DOC] [TLE] APUSH CH 18 and 19 Flashcards | Quizlet [PAR] (1857) Proposed Kansas constitution, whose ratification was unfairly rigged so s 
.... he held that Congress did not have power to abolish slavery in the territories. [DOC] [TLE] The Reaction to the Dred Scott Decision | Oswald | Voces Novae ... [PAR] Born a slave in Virginia, Dred Scott's year of birth is estimated to have been 
around ... But it seems at the time that Scott was either unaware that he lived in a 
free .... On March 6, 1857, the Supreme Court delivered its ruling in the form of 
Chief .... and that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the 
territories,... [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott decision | law case | Britannica.com [PAR] Legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (72) that a 
slave (Dred ... because it had no power to forbid or abolish slavery in the 
territories. ... Alternatively, he could have held that Scott was not entitled to sue 
Sanford in ... because Missouri did not allow even free African Americans to be 
citizens. [DOC] [TLE] Dred Scott | HistoryNet [PAR] The 1857 decision by the United States Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case 
denied his .... The Supreme Court's ruling galvanized the abolition movement 
and spurred Abraham ... Dred Scott did not get to enjoy his freedom very long. ..... 
He held that Congress had no power to bar slavery in the territories because, 
among... [DOC] [TLE] March 6, 1857 | Supreme Court Issues Dred Scott Decision - The ... [PAR] Mar 6, 2012 ... On March 6, 1857, in its Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ... The Dred 
Scott case occurred at a time when the slavery issue ... It held that Congress did 
not have the power to abolish it in territories as it ... could not become free by 
spending time in free territory because he was still his owner's property. [DOC] [TLE] The Thirteenth Amendment: Slavery and the Constitution [PAR] The Thirteenth Amendment: The Abolition of Slavery ... the slaves could not, of 
course, vote), expressly denied to Congress the power to prohibit ... slavery, and 
so were anxious to extend slavery to new territories and states. ... means of "
enforcing" the right of blacks not to be held in bondage. ... Dred Scott v Sandford (
1857) [DOC] [TLE] RACE - History - Expansion of Slavery in the U.S. [PAR] But by 1820, Congress was embroiled in the debate over how to divide the newly 
... It prohibited slavery in new states north of the border of the Arkansas territory, 
... to the Union conditions that did not apply to those states already in the Union. 
... the slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, although slavery
... [DOC] [TLE] The Supreme Court . Law, Power & Personality . Famous Dissents ... [PAR] The events leading up to the infamous 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. ... 
He further held that, because the abolition of slavery in the territories was beyond 
the constitutional power of Congress and deprived slave owners of their property 
... Curtis did not contest the basic distinction Taney had made between state... [DOC] [TLE] The Supreme Court . The First Hundred Years . Landmark

Question: In 1857 he held that Congress did not have power to abolish slavery in the territories
Answer: Taney