All of the Following Statements Are True About Dred Scott

question 39

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements are true about Dred Scott and his legal case EXCEPT:

• A) Scott and his wife had filed suit for their freedom in Missouri in 1846.
• B) They argued that their master had taken them into free territory, making them free people.
• C) Their case reached the Supreme Court at a time when slavery had become a hot issue.
• D) The court ruled that Scott was a citizen.

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