Question

The Supreme Court ruled that slaves could not sue because
Responses
A they could not read.they could not read.
B they could not become lawyers.they could not become lawyers.
C they lived in southern states.they lived in southern states.
D they were not considered citizens.

Answer 1

D — the Court held that enslaved people (and most free Black people) were not U.S. citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court.