Question

What was the ruling in the Dred Scott case?
The decision to be a free or slave state should reside with the individual states.
Being in a free territory did not make a slave free.
The income tax Congress passed in 1894 was unconstitutional.
President Johnson should be impeached based on his violation of the Tenure of Office Act.

Answer 1

The ruling in the Dred Scott case (Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857) primarily held that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, could not be considered American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court. Additionally, the Supreme Court ruled that being in a free territory did not make a slave free, effectively stating that Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in the territories. This landmark decision further entrenched the institution of slavery and contributed to heightened tensions leading up to the Civil War.

So among the statements you've provided, the correct one regarding the Dred Scott case is: "Being in a free territory did not make a slave free."