Justice Taney Ruled in the Dred Scott Decision That Free

question 39

Multiple Choice

Justice Taney ruled in the Dred Scott decision that free blacks __________.

• A) were not citizens
• B) were citizens, but that enslaved blacks were not
• C) could not own black slaves
• D) should have the same rights as white men

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