How Did the Dred Scott Decision Increase Sectional Tension

question 55

Multiple Choice

How did the Dred Scott decision increase sectional tension?

• A) It lent credence to the belief in the North that a slave power conspiracy existed.
• B) It indicated that the issue of slavery could be determined in any territory long before the moment of statehood.
• C) It strengthened the Democratic party by unifying its northern and southern branches.
• D) It precipitated the resignation of Supreme Court justices from the North.

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