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After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitutio...Question
After the Dred Scott decision, Frederick Douglass said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitution. What did he believe prevented Americans from living up to the Constitution?
A. slavery
B. abolition.
C. manifest destiny
D. popular sovereignty
A. slavery
B. abolition.
C. manifest destiny
D. popular sovereignty
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Frederick Douglass believed that **A. slavery** prevented Americans from living up to the principles of the Constitution. Douglass argued that the existence of slavery was a violation of the fundamental rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution, and he worked tirelessly to promote abolition and ensure that the nation lived up to its stated ideals of freedom and equality for all.