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What was the main ruling of the Supreme Court in Dred Scott v. Sandford?

A)The Court ruled that Dred Scott should be paid compensation for his time served as a slave and freed.
B)The Court ruled that Dred Scott’s owner should be paid compensation and that Scott should be freed.
C)The Court ruled that slavery was unconstitutional and that the descendants of slaves were free citizens.
D)The Court ruled that Scott and other descendants of slaves were not citizens of the United States.

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D)The court ruled that scoot and other descendants of slaves where not citizens of the United States.
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D.) is the the correct answer :)
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