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In the 1850s, who was the other party in Dred Scott’s court case?

A
his owner Sandford
B
his owner’s widow
C
his enslaved worker
D
the state of Missouri
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Which was a provision of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case?

A
Enslaved people were property and did not have the right to file a suit.
B
Free African Americans could enjoy the same rights as other US citizens.
C
Slaveholders could only take enslaved workers into slave states or territories.
D
The Missouri Compromise was constitutional and should be upheld.
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in the Scott v. Sandford case declared which of the following was unconstitutional?

A
the Compromise of 1850
B
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
C
the Fifth Amendment
D
the Missouri Compromise
4

In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford argued that

A
an enslaved person in a free state should be granted freedom.
B
a person’s property can’t be taken away without due process.
C
enslaved workers should not be considered property.
D
enslaved workers should have the right to a trial by jury.
5

Which of the following best describes the basis of Dred Scott’s legal case?

A
The Missouri Compromise stated that when an enslaved worker moved to a free state or territory, that person became free.
B
The Fugitive Slave Act stated that when an enslaved person escaped to a free state or territory, that person became free.
C
The Fugitive Slave Act stated that when a fugitive was captured in the North, that person did not have the right to a trial.
D
The Missouri Compromise stated that when a free African American entered a slave state, that person became enslaved.

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