South Carolinians oppose the decision but accepted the Supreme Court’s ruling as the final word on the issue.

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In response to the Dred Scott decision, Northerners claimed that the court would deny them the right to outlaw slavery in their states and would end the idea of popular sovereignty, limiting democracy.

True or false?

Debates over the Dred Scott decision led Republican Abraham Lincoln to be known nationally and split the Democratic Party.

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