What was one result of the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford in

18572

A. Abolitionists lost support for ending slavery.

B. Sectionalism increased in the nation.

C. Several southern states voted to secede.

D. Slavery was outlawed in northem states.

The right answer is:

B. Sectionalism increased in the nation.

Explanation:

The sentence in the Dred Scott v. John F. A. Sandford case of March 6, 1857, is one of the most infamous sentences of the US Supreme Court. The judges (7-2) argued that African Americans were not American citizens and then could not sue other people in court; that the 1820 Missouri Compromise that had declared free of slavery all states west of Missouri and north of latitute 36°30′, was unconstitutional; and that slave Dred Scott could not recover his freedom just because he had lived in a free state before. It is considered the worst sentence in judicial American history.