Which of these statements BEST explains why the decision made in the “Dred Scott” case nullified the Compromise of 1850 and “pop
ular sovereignty”? A) A state has the right to secede if the federal government tried to abolish slavery there.
B) African-Americans could not be considered citizens therefore no state could allow them to vote.
C) Slaves were considered property and federal government could not disallow slavery in any state.
D) Only the Supreme Court could determine whether a state could allow slavery not the Legislative branch.
Explanation: Dred Scott was an African American slave who sued the person who claimed to "own" him for his freedom. The case went all the way to the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott stating that a slave was "property," and had no rights as a citizen of the United States.
