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Responses
It gave full citizenship to African Americans.
It gave full citizenship to African Americans. - no response given
It allowed Congress to prohibit slavery west of the Mississippi River.
It allowed Congress to prohibit slavery west of the Mississippi River. - incorrect
It denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories.
It denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories. - no response given
It left all questions regarding slavery up to the executive branch.
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The correct response to how the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford increased sectionalism is:
It denied Congress the power to regulate slavery in the territories.
This decision worsened tensions between the North and South by establishing that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories, which angered many in the North who opposed the expansion of slavery. This deepened the divide between free and slave states, increasing sectionalism in the United States.
