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During the 1800s Southern states typically supported the institution of slavery and had a higher enslaved population than Northern states. In the year 1857, five out of nine Supreme Court Justices were from Southern states. How do you think this impacted the decision made in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case? Your answer should be at least three sentences.

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Slavery was a central issue of the American Civil War. The 1860 election of anti-slavery President Abraham Lincoln caused the Southern states to begin seceding from the nation. Faced with a challenge to their social and economic system, Southerners began to create rationalizations for slavery. These justifications usually had the air of legitimacy.

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