Asked by Zephyr Benedict
Which of the following statements best explains the significance of the Dred Scott decision in the debate over slavery?
A. It upheld that slavery was legal in all states and territories.
B. It established free states in the Missouri Compromise.
C. It granted immediate citizenship to enslaved people in the U.S.
D. It abolished slavery with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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The 1857 Dred Scott decision ruled that African Americans (enslaved or free) were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, effectively allowing slavery to spread into territories and intensifying the national debate.
The 1857 Dred Scott decision ruled that African Americans (enslaved or free) were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, effectively allowing slavery to spread into territories and intensifying the national debate.
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