Although Taney hoped that his ruling would finally settle the slavery question, the decision immediately spurred vehement dissent from anti-slavery elements in the North, and proved to be an indirect catalyst for the American Civil War.
His ruling would finally settle the slavery question. This was what Taney hoped. The decision immediately spurred vehement dissent from anti-slavery elements in the North. The decision immediately proved to be an indirect catalyst for the American Civil War.