In the Dred Scott case, what was the Supreme Court's ruling?

the Missouri Compromise was constitutional and should continue to be enforced

Dred Scott would remain a slave and, as a slave, was not a U. S. citizen and was considered to be property

Congress had the right to forbid slavery in the territories

Dred Scott should be freed because, although a slave, he had lived with his owner in a free state

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In the Dred Scott case, what was the Supreme Court's ruling?

the Missouri Compromise was constitutional and should continue to be enforced

Dred Scott would remain a slave and, as a slave, was not a U. S. citizen and was considered to be property

Congress had the right to forbid slavery in the territories

Dred Scott should be freed because, although a slave, he had lived with his owner in a free state

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Alanna Erickson · Answer 1

Dred Scott would remain a slave and, as a slave, was not a U. S. citizen and was considered property. The Chief Justice of this case, John Marshall, said that Scott shouldn't have even brought his case to court because he is a slave.