What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott decision?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

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

Answer 1

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.