in the years leading up to the 1860 presidential election, which of the following included a provision that people of african decent were not US citizens
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Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. (1857), often referred to as the Dred Scott decision, was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court in which the Court held that the US Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for black people.
Answer:
In the years leading up to the 1860 presidential election, which of the following included a provision that people of African descent were not US citizens?
armed conflict with Southern soldiers.
Explanation:
The Northern Democrats whose candidate was Douglas were opposed to the spread of slavery and Southern Democrats had their own candidate: Breckinridge from Kentucky. The republicans also opposed the extension of slavery, many of them had been part of the Free Soil Party, an anti-slavery northern party.