7
AssignmentMultiple Choice

Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 7 • LPS US History I (CR) - MP2

What was Sandford’s argument against setting Scott free?

Answer
A
Scott was property and could not be taken away without due process.
B
Scott now lived in Missouri where slavery was legal.
C
The enslavers had purchased Scott legally, so they should be able to take him where they wished.

Explanation

Sandford argued that Scott was enslaved property and that freeing him would take that property from its owners without due process of law. This is the argument described in choice A. The claim that Scott’s enslavers could take him wherever they wished is not the central due-process argument in the case.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Previous
Next