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Question 6 • (AG Q3) American History 8: 25-26 (AHostetler)

What was Sandford’s argument in the Scott v. Sandford case?

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

Explanation

Sandford argued that Dred Scott was his property and that Congress could not take that property away without due process of law. This reflects the Fifth Amendment’s protection against deprivation of property without due process. Therefore, the correct choice is “A person’s property cannot be taken away without due process.”

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