The Dred Scott Decision outraged abolitionists, who saw the Supreme Court's ruling as a way to stop debate about slavery in the territories. The divide between North and South over slavery grew and culminated in the secession of southern states from the Union and the creation of the Confederate States of America.
Only Scott should be free. The Scotts should be freed, but the decision was later overturned. The children of the Scotts would be free. Only Scott's wife should be free. The Scotts should be freed, but the decision was later overturned
