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title: "Why did the Supreme Court rule the federal government could not prohibit slavery in the territories?"  
description: "Why did the Supreme Court rule the federal government could not prohibit slavery in the territories?"  
author: "camila johnson"  
published: 2018-04-03  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40476/why-did-the-supreme-court-rule-the-federal-government-could-not-prohibit-slavery-in-the-territories  
category: "usa history"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did the Supreme Court rule the federal government could not prohibit slavery in the territories?

Why did the [Supreme Court](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41851/how-did-the-supreme-court-rule-regarding-the-espionage-act) [rule](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/1931/what-is-the-difference-between-a-check-constraint-and-a-rule) the [federal](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101582/what-is-the-role-of-the-federal-reserve-in-the-us-economy) [government](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1911/upi-transaction-would-cost-zero-service-charges-clarifies-government) could not prohibit slavery in the territories?\
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