The dred scott decision of 1857 ruled that slaves should be counted as 3/5 of a person for voting. slaves should be free to vote. slaves are not citizens and have none of the benefits of citizenship. slaves are citizens of the states in which they reside, but not of the united states.

Name one body of water the merchants traveled on

The california gold rush: actually had only a small impact on california’s population because its rich farmlands already attracted thousands of new settlers each year. attracted almost equal numbers of men and women. resulted in laws that discriminated against “foreign miners.” made considerable wealth for average miners because gold mining demanded no real investment of capital. hurt the development of san francisco because gold discoveries shifted interest to areas outside of town.

The american civil war most former enslaved african americans in texas began making a living as