How did the scott v sanford decision affect slavery in the territories and further inflame the north?

The Sanford v. Dred Scott decision intensified national divisions over the issue of slavery and inflamed the North which was generally opposed to slavery. The decision affected slavery in the territories as it made it constitutional despite the Missouri Compromise as the Supreme Court ruled that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.

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