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How did the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford increase sectionalism?
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It gave full citizenship to African Americans.

It allowed Congress to prohibit slavery west of the Mississippi River.

It denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories.

It left all questions regarding slavery up to the executive branch.

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It denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories. This decision inflamed sectional tensions by effectively allowing slavery to spread into new territories and angering Northerners.