How did the Dred Scott v. Sanford US Supreme Court case intensify the fight for abolition?

The decision of the US Supreme Court that in general terms validated slavery was seen by anti slavery abolitionists as a defeat for their cause. Now unless there was a US Constitutional Amendment, slavery could exist in States that already had slaves and in Territories where voters could decide whether they wanted slavery.

Anti - slavery Northern newspapers were outraged at the verdict and it only redoubled efforts by the abolitionists to create more people aware of the evils of this institution.

To add insult to injury, the Court decision also stated:

A. Dred Scott had no standing in Court as he was not a citizen;

B. Dred Scott was not a citizen because he was a slave;

C. Dred Scott was not a citizen because he was Black; and

D. Slaves were property and should be treated as regular property was treated under the law.

Abolitionists came to the conclusion that the institution of slavery was now part of all branches of the government. Taking into consideration the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Kansas - Nebraska Act of 1854, their cause needed to be refueled.

One of the results was infusing various Northern Protestant churches with redoubled efforts to bring the issue of slavery into the light of : "slavery was against God's will".