Answer:
Sandford, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (7–2) that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States.
Explanation:
The statement that best expresses <em>Ibn battuta’s</em> point of view in this passage is that the ruler of Mali is both rich and powerful. His final journey took him to Mali, a Muslim empire in West Africa which was 1000 miles South of Morocco across the Sahara Desert. In 1352, <em>Ibn Battuta</em> joined a desert caravan on his last great adventure headed for Mali that was known for its gold and great wealth. Mali's peak of power and wealth witnessed under <em>Mansa Musa</em>, and his successor, <em>Mansa Sulayman</em> whom<em> Ibn Battuta</em> met on his journey whom he described as rich and powerful.
