Question

Which of the following was the issue in the Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford?

(1 point)
Responses

whether a slave could gain the right to vote
whether a slave could gain the right to vote

whether a slave could own property
whether a slave could own property

whether a slave could be freed if taken to a free state
whether a slave could be freed if taken to a free state

whether a slave could refuse to be separated from family members

Answer 1

whether a slave could be freed if taken to a free state

The Court considered whether Dred Scott became free after living in free territory; it ruled he could not be freed that way and held that Black people were not U.S. citizens and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.