In the Dred Scott decision, Chief Justice Roger Taney asserted that:
A)Dred Scott had become a free man by virtue of having been moved temporarily to a free state.
B)Congress had no right to prohibit slavery anywhere in the United States.
C)whites could never be found guilty of murdering a slave.
D)Dred Scott was guilty of running away from his owner.
E)Dred Scott had never set up residence personally in either Illinois or Wisconsin, so he was not free.

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In the Dred Scott decision, Chief Justice Roger Taney asserted that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, effectively stating that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. This decision implied that the federal government could not prohibit slavery anywhere in the United States, which was a significant aspect of the ruling.

In the Dred Scott Decision, Chief Justice Roger Taney Asserted