Most southern political leaders praised the supreme court decision in dred scott v stanford because it

The choices can be found elsewhere and as follows:

a. granted citizenship to all enslaved persons

b. protected the property rights of slave owners in the territories

c. upheld the principle of popular sovereignty

d. supported the right of a state to secede from the Union

I think the correct answer is option B. Most southern political leaders praised the supreme court decision in dred scott v stanford because it protected the property rights of slave owners in the territories.