All of the following statements are true about Dred Scott and his legal case EXCEPT:
A) Scott and his wife had filed suit for their freedom in Missouri in 1846.
B) They argued that their master had taken them into free territory, making them free people.
C) Their case reached the Supreme Court at a time when slavery had become a hot issue.
D) The court ruled that Scott was a citizen.
Answer: D
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