The Supreme Court's 1857 decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) ruled that slave could not seek his freedom using this government resource?

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The Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford ruled that slaves could not seek their freedom using the federal court system. The court held that slaves were not citizens and therefore could not bring a case to federal court. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery and was a significant contributing factor to the outbreak of the Civil War.

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