Dred Scott Case 

North-South Relations 

The Court decision severely impacted and polarize the North and South

North

- Extremely upset, felt that they were cheated and the court was biased


- Did not want anything to do with slavery


- Did not believe that people could every be property


-  Felt that they were now resigned to solve problem through violence

South

- They were happy, believing that justice had been served


- They could now bring there slaves anywhere in the U.S, as they were all personal property, protected in the Bill of Rights


- They believed that  they finally had rights over their own property


-Originally they thought they had won the battle against the north and anti-slavery, but when the north resorted to violence they had to fight back.