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Which of the following best describes the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
OA. The Missouri Compromise was legal; therefore, Dred Scott was free.
OB. The Missouri Compromise was illegal, therefore, Dred Scott wasn't free.
OC. The Missouri Compromise was legal; therefore, Dred Scott wasn't free.
OD. The Missouri Compromise was illegal; therefore, Dred Scott was free.
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OB. The Missouri Compromise was illegal, therefore, Dred Scott wasn't free.
The 1857 Supreme Court decision (Chief Justice Roger B. Taney) held that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories (striking down the Missouri Compromise) and also ruled that Black people could not be U.S. citizens—so Dred Scott remained enslaved.
The 1857 Supreme Court decision (Chief Justice Roger B. Taney) held that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories (striking down the Missouri Compromise) and also ruled that Black people could not be U.S. citizens—so Dred Scott remained enslaved.
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