Question

A legal case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court (1857), ruled that a slave who lived in a free state and territory (where Slavery was
prohibited) was not granted his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States; and that
the Missouri Compromise (1820), which had declared free all territories west of Missouri and north of latitude 36°30′, was
unconstitutional.
a) Dred Scott Decision b) Stono Rebellion
c) Missouri Compromise d) Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 1

a) Dred Scott Decision — the 1857 Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sandford (Chief Justice Roger B. Taney) reached those conclusions.