HIST 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Lecompton Constitution, Southern Democrats
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Scott was born in va and lived in wisconsin w his wife and kids. Was the st louis slave who sued for his freedom and that of his wife and two daughters in 1846. All white jury in stl circuit court: in favor of scott and his wife in 1850. Decision brought more sectional conflict in us. Stl court: lawful residents of a free state/territory stay free. Scotts didn"t give up--filed suit in federal courts (us supreme court) dec still slaves. Supreme court: no once fee always free bc wisconsin was never a free territory . Scotts: argue mo compromise said wisconsin was free. Sc: congress can"t make rulings on own (bc unconstitutional)--mo compromise made by congress, so technically not valid = not free! ***ruling eliminated republican party"s strategy: to ban slavery using the mo. Summer 1857, president buchanan (democrat) appointed new constitution for kansas that allowed slavery. Support of lecompton made n slavery-advocates angered and some democrats left party.
