In the Dred Scott Decision,the Chief Justice of the Supreme

Multiple Choice

In the Dred Scott decision,the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Roger Taney asserted that

A) by virtue of having been moved temporarily to a free state, Dred Scott had become a free man.
B) the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional; Congress had no right to prohibit slavery anywhere in the United States.
C) since whites considered blacks property, they could never be found guilty of murdering a slave.
D) Dred Scott was guilty of running away from his mistress.
E) Dred Scott had never set up residence personally in either Illinois or Wisconsin, so he was not free.