USA HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In this Supreme Court decision, the court decided that African-Americans were NOT citizens of the U.S.
A
Dred Scott v. Sandford
B
Dred Scott v. Missouri
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Dred Scott decision was the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on March 6, 1857, that having lived in a free state and territory did not entitle an enslaved person, Dred Scott, to his freedom. In essence, the decision argued that, as someone’s property, Scott was not a citizen and could not sue in a federal court.

Detailed explanation-2: -Missouri’s Dred Scott Case, 1846-1857. In its 1857 decision that stunned the nation, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Court decided Dred Scott in 1817 at a time when political tensions about slavery ran high. In that case, the Supreme Court held that no African-American could be a citizen entitled to sue in federal court and that no African-American could become free simply because he was taken into a free state by his owner.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sandford most thoroughly contradicted the provisions of the a. Missouri Compromise (1820).

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following assertions resulted from the courts decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford? Citizens not slaves had the legal right to bring lawsuit in court, Scott was not a citizen, and public opinion turned in favor of a war to bring about emancipation.

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