Which of these statements BEST explains why the decision made in the "Dred Scott" case nullified the Compromise of 1850 and "popular sovereignty"?(1 point) Responses African-Americans could not be considered citizens therefore no state could allow them to vote. African-Americans could not be considered citizens therefore no state could allow them to vote. A state has the right to secede if the federal government tried to abolish slavery there. A state has the right to secede if the federal government tried to abolish slavery there. Only the Supreme Court could determine whether a state could allow slavery not the Legislative branch. Only the Supreme Court could determine whether a state could allow slavery not the Legislative branch. Slaves were considered property and the federal government could not disallow slavery in any state.

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The statement that BEST explains why the decision made in the "Dred Scott" case nullified the Compromise of 1850 and "popular sovereignty" is:

Slaves were considered property and the federal government could not disallow slavery in any state.

This ruling declared that African Americans, free or enslaved, could not be citizens and that it was unconstitutional for Congress to regulate slavery in the territories, effectively nullifying the principles behind both the Compromise of 1850 and the concept of popular sovereignty, which allowed territories to decide on the legality of slavery themselves.