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What was a result of the Dred Scott decision?
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A. Slaves were allowed to bring lawsuits in state courts.
B. Slaves were granted freedom in all Northern states.
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C. Slavery was not allowed in any new territories.
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D. Slaves were blocked from bringing lawsuits in courts because they
weren't citizens.
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Answer:

D. Slaves were blocked from bringing lawsuits in courts because they

weren't citizens.

Explanation:

By a 7-2 vote, the US Supreme Court decided that black slaves were not American citizens - thus reinforcing the notion of them as simple property - so, they could not sue their white masters in court. Besides, having lived in a free state as a free man did not entitle a black person to be freed in a slavery state if he had fallen into slavery. The Dred Scott decision of the late 1850s is the most infamous judicial sentence ever written in the US.  

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