Which was a provision of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case?

A) Enslaved people were property and did not have the right to file a suit.

B) Free African Americans could enjoy the same rights as other US citizens.

C) Slaveholders could only take enslaved workers into slave states or territories.

D) The Missouri Compromise was constitutional and should be upheld.

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Riley Quinn

10 May, 05:16

Which was a provision of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case?

A) Enslaved people were property and did not have the right to file a suit.

B) Free African Americans could enjoy the same rights as other US citizens.

C) Slaveholders could only take enslaved workers into slave states or territories.

D) The Missouri Compromise was constitutional and should be upheld.

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Rocco Lewis · Answer 1

In Dred Scott v. Sandford (argued 1856 - - decided 1857), the Supreme Court ruled that Americans of African descent, whether free or slave, were not American citizens and could not sue in federal court. The Court also ruled that Congress lacked power to ban slavery in the U. S. territories.