In the Dred Scott case, the U.S. Supreme Court made all of the following determinations except
a. it ruled that Dred Scott was a slave, not a citizen, and therefore could not sue in federal court.
b. it said that because slaves were private property, they could be taken into free or slave territories.
c. it decided that slaves brought into territories north of the 36º 30´ line were considered free.
d. it declared that the Constitution protected slave owners' rights to property no matter where they resided.
e. it stated that Scott should be returned to slavery.
c
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