Question

Which is a correct statement about the 1857 Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision of 1857?
A.The decision pleased both the North and South.
B.Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.
C.Slaves were classified as property without human rights.
D. Expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal

Answer 1

Answer:

Sandford, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (7–2) that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States; and that ...