Civil_War

Civil War Roger B. Taney Roger Taney lived from 1777-1864. He lived a great life and did many things during his lifetime. President Jackson named Taney chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1837. He served as chief justice from (1837- 1864) he remains the second longest in the courts history. Taney was not very big on slavery. He was the author of the Supreme Courts majority decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford. Taney’s decision was made clear that the constitution did not recognize African Americans who had been born a slave. This decision had brought up one of the most important events in the history of America. The decision sparked bitter oppositions from northern politicians and a heated defense from the south. This played an enormous part in the upcoming war. Taney considered slavery an evil, he felt that slavery should be eliminated and brought about at a slow rate by the states in which it existed. Roger B. Taney says, "Slavery is a blot on our national character, and every real lover of freedom confidently hopes that it will be effectually, though it must be gradually, wiped away." (New York’s Journal of slavery, war, clay, davis, brown, state, new, lived, kansas, history, born, taney, states, slave, president, free, decision, became, army, years, text, territories, served, senate, representatives, popular, one, mississippi, life, later, journal, john, house, during, douglas, compromise, civil, brought, age, against, won, virginia, views, very, until, united, under, twenty, traveled, things