1800-1860: Law and Justice
1800-1860: Chapter Seven: Law and Justice
by ERIC T. L. LOVE
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY 208
OVERVIEW 216
TOPICS IN THE NEWS
The Aaron Burr Conspiracy 217
The Dred Scott Case 219
Frederick Douglass Responds 221
Gibbons v. Ogden 222
Government Treaties with Native Americans 222
Johnson v. M’Intosh 224
People v. Hall 225
The Removal Cases 225
Jackson’s State of the Union Address 227
Marshall’s Opinion 228
Squatters’ Rights 228
Cherokee Protest 229
Vigilante Justice 230
Texas Rangers 231
HEADLINE MAKERS
Abraham Lincoln 232
PUBLICATIONS 235
Sidebars and tables are listed in italics.
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