Who was the chief justice of the united states during the scott v. sandford case? john brown roger b. taney james buchanan millard fillmore

The correct answer is Roger B. Taney.

In the famous Dred Scott vs. Sandford case, Justice Taney wrote the majority opinion for the court. In this famous opinion, Taney wrote how African Americans are not considered citizens, rather they are considered property. This meant that they had no legal right to sue white citizens. Along with this, the ruling in this case essentially allowed slavery to take place all over the US (even for the states who already abolished it). This was one of the most important and controversial court cases of the 19th century.

saint clair’s defeat, (november 4, 1791), one of the worst defeats ever suffered by u.s. forces in indian warfare, precipitated by british-indian confrontation with settlers and militia in the northwest territory following the american revolution. despite specific provisions in the treaty of 1783 for the evacuation of its forts on the northwestern border, britain had failed to yield these lucrative fur-trading posts. in hopes of reclaiming lost hunting grounds with british support, a northwest indian confederation was gradually molded between 1785 and 1787, consisting mainly of shawnee, delaware, ottawa, iroquois, ojibwa, miami, and potawatomi. kentucky frontiersmen reacted to this threat by initiating raiding parties on native villages as early as 1788, and indian warfare flared up the following year.