Question

Which statement does not explain how the Dred Scott decision pushed the nation closer to war?
a)the supreme court ruled against abolitionists saying slaves were not citizens
b)the supreme court upheld the legal rights of the southern states and their institution of slavery
c)the supreme court ruled that the federal gov. could not stop slavery in territories
d)the supreme court ruled that the slave owners had to be reimbursed for slaves who escaped on the underground railroad

Answer 1

b

Answer 2

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