He U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision<span> on Sanford v. </span>Dred Scott<span>, a </span>case<span>that intensified national divisions over the issue of </span>slavery<span>. In 1834, </span>Dred Scott<span>, a </span>slave<span>, had been taken to Illinois, a free state, and then Wisconsin territory, where the </span>Missouri Compromise<span> of 1820 prohibited </span>slavery<span>.</span>
<span>The U.S. Supreme Court hands down its decision on Sanford v. Dred Scott, a case that intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery. In 1834, Dred Scott, a slave, had been taken to Illinois, a free state, and then Wisconsin territory, where the Missouri Compromise of 1820 prohibited slavery.</span> <span />
Well jizya means, is a per capita yearly tax historically levied on non-Muslim subjects, called the dhimma, permanently residing in Muslim lands governed by Islamic law.
