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Responses
It declared slavery to be unconstitutional.
It declared slavery to be unconstitutional.
It denied Congress the power to abolish slavery in the territories.
It denied Congress the power to abolish slavery in the territories.
Though still legal, it gave enslaved people more rights.
Though still legal, it gave enslaved people more rights.
It left the decision of slaves' rights up to individual states.
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The correct response is:
It denied Congress the power to abolish slavery in the territories.
The Dred Scott v. Sanford case, decided in 1857, ruled that African Americans could not be considered citizens and that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories. This decision effectively extended the reach of slavery into the territories and contributed to the tensions leading up to the Civil War.
