Question

Why was Frederick Douglass encouraged by the Dred Scott decision?

a He was proud that an African American had been heard by the Supreme Court.

b He believed that outrage at the Dred Scott decision would bring more whites to the abolitionist cause.

c The Dred Scott decision gave enslaved African Americans more rights than they had previously held.

d As a southerner, he wanted the United States to allow slavery in all territories.

Answer 1

the answer is c because since he was fighting for African American rights

Answer 2

On plato the answer is B. He believed that outrage at the Dred Scott decision would bring more whites to the abolitionist cause.