Which of the following statements BEST describes the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott Case?

Question

Scott, once a slave, was now a free man with full rights
Scott, once a slave, would be free upon returning to a free state
Scott, as a slave, was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue
Scott, as a slave, would have to serve out the rest of his agreed-upon contract

Answer 1

The statement that BEST describes the Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott Case is:

Scott, as a slave, was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue.

In the 1857 ruling, the Supreme Court declared that Dred Scott, being a person of African descent and a slave, was not considered a citizen under the Constitution and thus had no legal standing to bring a lawsuit.