How did the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case contribute to tensions before the Civil War? A. The

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How did the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case contribute to tensions before the Civil War?

 

	A.	
The case enraged southern states because it freed enslaved persons who traveled to free states.

	B.	
The case enraged northern states because it resulted in the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act.

	C.	
The case enraged those opposed to slavery because it stated that free blacks were not citizens.

	D.	
The case enraged those who supported slavery because it ended the equal representation of free and slave states in Congress.

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C

The Dred Scott decision (1857) ruled that African Americans, free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court. That ruling outraged those opposed to slavery and increased sectional tensions by appearing to deny rights and expand slavery.

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