What did roger b taney do that increased regional tensions in the united states during the 1850's

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Roger B. Taney increased regional tensions in the United States during the 1850s because he was the judge that gave the decisive vote in the Supreme Court case Dred Scoot v. Sandford.

This happened on March 6, 1857. The Supreme Court decided that Dred Scott was not considered a person, but property. So he could not ask the Court for his liberty. Justices said that African Americans were not citizens under the Constitution of 1787. Justice Taney insisted that Scott was property and belonged to his owner. This decision enraged African Americans and abolitionists of the Northern states.

the french revolution main idea was to give power to the people. the revolution was influenced by the enlightenment ideas, reasoning and skepticism pushed people to revolt against standards and norms in french society.

the problem was that the revolution caused political turmoil, and napoleon saw this as an opportunity and launched a coup d’état in november 1799. he became the first consul of france and later named french emperor.

some people see napoleon as a hero of the revolution and others see him as a traitor.

people see him as a traitor because he noticed the political turmoil and used this moment to rise to power. others see him as a hero of the revolution because he had some political and military achievements - in which he was committed to promoting the achievements of the french revolution - he had extensive public constructions, made a civil reform.

in a bigger picture, napoleon had some huge achievements in france which made him very important, but the fact that he seized power to himself makes him an undeniable traitor to the revolution since the main idea of it was to remove people from power and give power to the people.

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.