Question

Why were Northerners upset about the Dred Scott decision?

Answer 1

The Dred Scott decision was a ruling by the US Supreme Court that enslaved people could not be American citizens and therefore could not sue in Federal Court. Dred Scott was a slave who wanted to sue for his freedom. It was denied by the Supreme Court.

Question: Why were Northerners upset about the Dred Scott decision?

Answer: It reinforced the Fugitive Slave Act.

Answer 2

North- people were stunned and outraged by the Court's ruling.
South- slaveholders hoped that, at last, the issue of slavery was settled. In those favor.Lincoln-Douglas debates