Question

According to Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, why was Dred Scott unable to sue for his own freedom?

A. Only Congress had the power to release someone from slavery.
B. The Constitution mandated that he remain enslaved.
C. He was not considered a citizen by the Constitution.
D. Congress was required to defend the property of individuals.

Answer 1

C. He was not considered a citizen by the Constitution. 

This angered Abolitionists and was a cause for the Civil War.