The Dred Scott Decision of the U

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Dred Scott decision of the U.S. Supreme Court

• A) declared that Congress could not ban slavery from territories.
• B) endorsed the free-soil policy of the Republicans.
• C) backed the idea of popular sovereignty.
• D) freed Dred and Harriet Scott.
• E) extended the Missouri Compromise line to California.

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