)which is a correct statement about the 1857 supreme court's dred scott decision of 1857? a. the decision both the north and south. b. abolitionists considered the decision a great victory c. slaves were classified as property without human rights. d. expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal.

C. Slaves were classified as property without human rights.

Explanation:

In the decision Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857), the Supreme Court listened to the case of a slave who was suing his owners for his liberty. He believed that the fact that they had taken him to a free state meant that he should be able to acquire his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that Scott did not have the right to sue anyone, because the civil and political rights of citizens did not apply to slaves. The decision greatly angered Northern abolitionists.