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

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The Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, arguing that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, thus affecting the balance between slave and free states.

The Supreme Court Ruling in the Case of Dred Scott