The Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott decision that the Missouri Compromise was invalid. The Court also stated that African Americans were not considered citizens and therefore had no right to sue in federal court. The ruling did not declare that slavery was unconstitutional or that Dred Scott was a free man.
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision?
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that the Missouri Compromise was invalid
that the Missouri Compromise was invalid
that African Americans were citizens
that African Americans were citizens
that slavery was unconstitutional
that slavery was unconstitutional
that Dred Scott was a free man
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