In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided

A. the Compromise of 1850 was illegal because it was illegal for Congress to deprive a slave owner of property (slaves) without the due process of law.

B. the Missouri Compromise was illegal because it was illegal for Congress to deprive a slave of his or her freedom if they lived in the South.

C. the Missouri Compromise was illegal because it was illegal for Congress to deprive a slave owner of property (slaves) without the due process of law.

D. the Missouri Compromise was illegal because it freed slaves in the slave states. v

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1 October, 03:44

In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court decided

A. the Compromise of 1850 was illegal because it was illegal for Congress to deprive a slave owner of property (slaves) without the due process of law.

B. the Missouri Compromise was illegal because it was illegal for Congress to deprive a slave of his or her freedom if they lived in the South.

C. the Missouri Compromise was illegal because it was illegal for Congress to deprive a slave owner of property (slaves) without the due process of law.

D. the Missouri Compromise was illegal because it freed slaves in the slave states. v

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Key · Answer 1

The answer is C. I think.

Edwin Tyler · Answer 2

The answer is D. Because since he was already a slave in the South when he moved up North with his owner to a free state he was still a slave because he was a slave already and it was up to the owner if he wanted to let his (property free)