This is an excerpt from a supreme court ruling in 1856.
facts he states do not give him or his family a right to freedom, the plaintiff is still
a slave, and not entitled to sue as a "citizen," and the judgment of the circuit court was
erroneous on that ground also, without any reference to the plea in abatement.
how did the ruling in this case intensify sectionalism in the nation?
it angered northern states by preventing congress from restricting slavery.
it increased the population in northern states by allowing open immigration
it angered southern states by making slave codes illegal.
it hurt the economy of southern states by restricting the expansion of slavery.