Question

How did the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford

affect the status of the enslaved people and slavery?

Answer 1

Isn’t it history hold on ima go ask my grandpa but it’s A

Answer 2

Explanation: The U.S. Supreme Court decision in which the Court ruled that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, were not citizens of the United States and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court. In so holding, the Court also ruled that the federal government could not prohibit slavery in the territories.