What Was the Significance of the Decision in Dred Scott

question 64

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) ?

• A) The court declared that slaves were simply private property belonging to their owners, no different from land or tools.
• B) Southern states were told they could not leave the Union.
• C) All African Americans were freed by court order.
• D) The Court declared that slaves could not be taken into free states.
• E) The Court declared that slavery was legal in northern states.

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