The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) held that
A. Scott must be freed under federal law.
B. the freedom of a slave could not be purchased by a black person.
C. slaves were property unless they moved to a free state.
D. the Missouri Compromise had always been unconstitutional.
E. states were not allowed to abolish slavery within their borders.
Answer: D
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