Question

Part of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Scott v. Sandford stated that
enslaved people did not have the right to bring a case to court.
free Black people had the same rights as other US citizens.
enslaved people could not go into free states or territories.
the Missouri Compromise should be upheld.

Answer 1

In the Supreme Court's ruling in Scott v. Sandford (1857), the Court stated that enslaved people did not have the right to bring a case to court. The ruling declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not considered citizens of the United States and therefore could not sue in federal court. This decision also effectively nullified the Missouri Compromise, holding that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.