In the Dred Scott Case, the Supreme Court Ruled That

question 49

Multiple Choice

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that

• A) Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States.
• B) Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court.
• C) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
• D) Congress had no power to ban slavery from a federal territory, even if a territorial legislature had voted to do so.
• E) free blacks who were citizens had no right to sue federal court.

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