USA HISTORY

MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855

MANIFEST DESTINY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was NOT a result or consequence of the Dred Scott decision of 1857?
A
Free states in the North saw the need to speak politically with one voice.
B
The Fugitive Slave Act was repealed.
C
The Democratic Party became divided along sectional lines.
D
Congress had no right to restrict slavery in the territories.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -popular sovereignty. Which of the following was NOT part of the Dred Scott decision? The popular sovereignty doctrine was a violation of the First Amendment.

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