In Which of the Following Cases Did the Supreme Court

question 83

Multiple Choice

In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court declare that, under the law, slaves were not people but private property belonging to their owners?

• A) Fletcher v. Peck
• B) Plessy v. Ferguson
• C) Abrams v. United States
• D) Dred Scott v. Sandford
• E) Gitlow v. New York

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