Question

What was the outcome of the Dred Scott case?

Answer 1

Answer:

A. The Court ruled blacks could not be considered citizens and reversed part of the Missouri Compromise.

Explanation:

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Chief Justice Robert Taney wrote that blacks were not citizens. In an unsuccessful attempt to settle the slavery issue, the Court ruled that part of the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and Congress could not bar slavery from the territories. This ruling probably hastened the start of the Civil War.