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Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 6 • RS AZ-US History A

A provision of the Supreme Court ruling on the Scott v. Sandford case was later overturned by

Answer
A
the Missouri Compromise.
B
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
C
the Fourteenth Amendment.
D
the Fifth Amendment.

Explanation

In Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Supreme Court ruled that people of African descent could not be U.S. citizens. The Fourteenth Amendment later established birthright citizenship for nearly everyone born in the United States, overturning that ruling. The correct choice is the Fourteenth Amendment.

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