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Which of the following was a direct consequence of the Dred Scott decision?


The abolition of slavery in the Southern states.


The immediate secession of Southern states from the Union.


The passage of new laws to protect enslaved individuals.


Increased sectional tensions that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

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Increased sectional tensions that contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Explanation: The 1857 Dred Scott decision denied Black people citizenship and ruled Congress couldn’t ban slavery in the territories, inflaming Northern opposition and Southern pro-slavery positions and making compromise harder — a direct factor raising tensions before the Civil War.