What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision? Congress could not prohibit slavery. Slavery was abolished in the South. Maine was admitted as a slave state.

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What was the effect of the Dred Scott decision? Congress could not prohibit slavery. Slavery was abolished in the South. Maine was admitted as a slave state.

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Raegan Mason · Answer 1

The primary effect of the Dred Scott decision, based only on the option in this list, was that "Congress could not prohibit slavery," but mostly it meant that blacks weren't considered citizens and thus could not sue for their freedom.