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Which one of the following is not true of the Dred Scott decision?

Slaves are not free because they are property of their master.

Property cannot be denied an owner without due process of law.

Slavery was abolished in the United States.

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Slavery was abolished in the United States

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User Azizbekian
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"Slavery was abolished in the United States" has nothing to do with the Dredd Scott case, which instead said that blacks had no standing in court because they were not citizens.
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