Question
How did the Supreme Court justify ruling against Dred Scott?(1 point)
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They said Black people, especially enslaved Black people, weren't citizens and didn't have the right to sue.
They said Black people, especially enslaved Black people, weren't citizens and didn't have the right to sue.
They said that freeing Scott and his family would be stealing from their "owners."
They said that freeing Scott and his family would be stealing from their "owners."
They denied that there was precedent that enslaved people were free when taken to a free state.
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They said Black people, especially enslaved Black people, weren't citizens and didn't have the right to sue.
They said Black people, especially enslaved Black people, weren't citizens and didn't have the right to sue.
They said that freeing Scott and his family would be stealing from their "owners."
They said that freeing Scott and his family would be stealing from their "owners."
They denied that there was precedent that enslaved people were free when taken to a free state.
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The Supreme Court justified ruling against Dred Scott by stating that Black people, especially enslaved Black people, weren't citizens and didn't have the right to sue.
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