USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

DRED SCOTT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Justice Taney said “congress can take away property if they make a law”
A
true
B
false
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chief Justice Roger Taney and six other Justices ruled that Missouri Compromise was illegal because Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in the territories, and slave masters were guaranteed property rights under the Fifth Amendment.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Sanford, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney ruled that African Americans were not and could not be citizens. Taney wrote that the Founders’ words in the Declaration of Independence, “all men were created equal, ” were never intended to apply to blacks.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the best summary of Taney’s opinion? The men who wrote the Constitution understood that enslaved persons would not be citizens.

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