In dred scott v sandford the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens. The court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U.S. territories. This case was the most important slavery-related decision in the United States Supreme Court's history. case was argued 1856, decided 1857
the articles of confederation were the precursor to the constitution. they tried the articles first and when they failed they came up with the constitution.
The Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 by the Continental Congress. It was viewed as a document of the people wanting to Declare their independence from Britain. After all the taxes/laws the colonists have gone through, they had enough (Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Act, Intolerable Acts, etc.) Almost all colonists viewed it as their ray of "hope." There are a few loyalists who disapprove, though.
Answer:
American felt they were divinely ordained to spread their beneficent institutions of democratic government over new lands that were acquired to accommodate an ever-growing population.
Explanation:
-insisting on local self-government.
-refusing to emancipate their slaves.
-failing to convert to Catholicism.
-evading import duties on goods from the United States.
