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Why were many Northerners concerned about the Dread Scott ruling? Select two.
They were afraid that it weakened the power of Southern States.
They were concerned that pro-slavery states would control Congress.
They were concerned it meant the Constitution now supported slavery.
They were afraid that they would not be able to bring thier enslaved people into new territory.
They were concerned that the South would seek revenge for the ruling.
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- They were concerned it meant the Constitution now supported slavery.
(The Court ruled Black people weren't citizens and framed slaveholders' property rights as protected by the Constitution.)
- They were concerned that pro-slavery states would control Congress.
(By declaring Congress could not ban slavery in the territories, the decision threatened to allow slavery to spread and increase Southern political power.)
(The Court ruled Black people weren't citizens and framed slaveholders' property rights as protected by the Constitution.)
- They were concerned that pro-slavery states would control Congress.
(By declaring Congress could not ban slavery in the territories, the decision threatened to allow slavery to spread and increase Southern political power.)
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