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Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate — Quiz

Question 5 • US History

What was the ruling of the Missouri court in the Dred Scott case?

Answer
A
Only Scott’s wife should be free.
B
The children of the Scotts would be free.
C
The Scotts should be freed, but the decision was later overturned.
D
Only Scott should be free.

Explanation

A Missouri trial court ruled that Dred Scott and his family should be freed because they had lived in free territory. The Missouri Supreme Court later overturned that ruling, so the Scotts were not freed. This matches the choice saying they should be freed but the decision was later overturned.

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