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Dred Scott and the Slavery Debate

Question 2 • RS AZ-US History A

In the Scott v. Sandford case, Sandford argued that

Answer
A
an enslaved person in a free state should be granted freedom.
B
a person’s property can’t be taken away without due process.
C
enslaved workers should not be considered property.
D
enslaved workers should have the right to a trial by jury.

Explanation

Sandford argued that Dred Scott was enslaved and therefore legally property, not a citizen entitled to sue in federal court. He also relied on the claim that enslaved people were property protected by the Constitution’s due-process clause, so the government could not take that property away. Thus, the best answer is “a person’s property can’t be taken away without due process.”

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