(1) The Court is of the opinion that Dred Scott is not a citizen of Missouri within the meaning of the Constitution and is not entitled to sue in its courts….. (2) The right of property in a slave is expressly affirmed in the Constitution. And the government is pledged to protect this right in all future time if the slaves escapes from his owner…..

(3) Upon these considerations, it is the opinion of the Court that the act of Congress which prohibited a citizen from holding and owning property of this kind [slaves] in the territory of the U. S. north of the line mentioned is not [permitted] by the Constitution and is therefore void.

Ruling of Justice Roger Taney, Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

Based on the excerpt, which conclusion can be drawn about Chief Justice Taney’s decision in the Dred Scott case?

a
Scott was a citizen of the United States.
b
By living in Missouri, Scott was no longer a slave.
c
Scott was considered as property that could not be taken from its owner.
d
The Missouri Compromise allowed Scott to bring a case to the Supreme Court.

Final exam: us history playlist project instructions: in lieu of a final exam you will have a project that is due thursday june 20 @ 11.59pm this exam is worth 60 points. you may choose to complete the traditional exam or this exam. they are worth the exact same score i will simply exempt one, and give you credit for the other you are to create playlist of songs from each era we studied this year you will have anywhere from 10.12 songs depending on how you view the year you may do it on powerpoint word prezi spotify, itunes or anything else you can think of assignment find a song that you can relate to a histoncal era we discussed in order to earn full credit you must submit the name of the song and artist 2 the lyrics to that song either a portion or all with the lyrics highlighted that you feel remind you of something we studied i will not go searching for these make sure you include them 3 a 3-5 sentence paragraph that explains why these lyrics remind you of the era we studied. this is your chance to make connections to what you have learned prove me to me you understand what was going on in the world during this time period see rubric for grading specifics these same songs mo mendy's example: see next page (note: the example is for a us history course you may not i would do an image like this yours would have more songo)