Which of the following was NOT a ruling of Scott v. Sanford? Question 3 options: An enslaved person could not become free by traveling to a free state or territory. A free African-American was a citizen of the US. An enslaved person was considered property and didn't have any rights. Congress could not prevent the spread of slavery into the western territories.

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Eli Lara

27 June, 06:46

Which of the following was NOT a ruling of Scott v. Sanford? Question 3 options: An enslaved person could not become free by traveling to a free state or territory. A free African-American was a citizen of the US. An enslaved person was considered property and didn't have any rights. Congress could not prevent the spread of slavery into the western territories.

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Cullen Pittman · Answer 1

An enslaved person could not become free by traveling to a free state or territory was not a ruling of Scott v. Sanford.

Option: A

Explanation:

In 1868, the Fourteenth amendment protest the present decision and made a new decision over the Dred Scott decision by providing citizenship to all those who born in America regardless of racial and ethnic and colour variation.

It was a very important decision in the the then United States court about slavery system. When Emerson died in 1846 Scott referred master's widow for the rest of the movement as they lived freely in the territory. This decision was challenged by Missouri's Supreme Court. Court said Scott is still a slave so he has no right to take any decision.