Which details does Taney Used as evidence to support his reasoning check all that apply A free Negro of the African race whose ancestors were brought to this country and sold as slaves not a citizen within the meaning of the constitution of the United States they were not regarded in any of the states as members of the community not numbered among its people or citizens

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27 November, 23:37

Which details does Taney Used as evidence to support his reasoning check all that apply A free Negro of the African race whose ancestors were brought to this country and sold as slaves not a citizen within the meaning of the constitution of the United States they were not regarded in any of the states as members of the community not numbered among its people or citizens

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Reese Rubio · Answer 1

Not a citizen within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States.

They were not regarded in any of the states as members of the community.

Explanation:

These were the two arguments that Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered in the majority opinion of the Dred Scott case. In this opinion, Judge Taney argues that the question of whether African American people are citizens of the country or not is one that needs to refer back to the original purpose of the Constitution. According to the Constitution, Black people are not considered citizens, nor are they given any of the protections that American citizenship grants. Moreover, they were not considered members of the community by the states. According to the court, this implied that black people could not therefore enjoy the protections that American citizenship grants.