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Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Quiz

Question 7 • US History

In the Scott v. Sandford case, why was the argument of Sandford’s widow based on the Fifth Amendment?

Answer
A
She believed that Scott was trying to steal from her.
B
She believed that the Missouri courts had been unfair.
C
She believed that Scott had been born in a slave state.
D
She believed that Scott was her late husband’s property.

Explanation

The Fifth Amendment protects people from being deprived of property without due process of law. Sandford’s widow’s argument treated Dred Scott as her late husband’s property, so she claimed that Scott’s freedom would take property from her. The correct choice is that she believed Scott was her late husband’s property.

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