Question

What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision?
(1 point)
that the Missouri Compromise was invalid
that African Americans were citizens
that slavery was unconstitutional
that Dred Scott was a free man

Answer 1

The Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that the Missouri Compromise was invalid. Additionally, the Court declared that African Americans were not citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court, and it held that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.