Decide whether each argument supports Dred Scott's argument in favor of freedom (DS), Sandford's argument for his continued enslavement (S) , or for both sides (BOTH), or neither side (N)
2. ___ The Constitution recognized the existence of slavery with the inclusion of the 3/5ths Compromise and the abolition of the Transaction Slave Trade. Therefore, the framers who created and ratified the Constitution clearly believed that slaves and their descendants were considered citizens.
3. ____ According to Article 6, the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land. Neither congress nor states can pass laws that conflict with the Constitution.
4. ____ The Missouri Compromise of 1830 outlawed slavery forever in select areas. Since Dred Scott's owner took him to these free areas, Scott became free.
5. ___ The Missouri Compromise of 1820 that outlawed slavery in some future states was unconstitutional because Congress does not have the authority to deny property rights to citizens. Therefore, Scott was always a slave in areas that was free.
6. ___ it was law in many U.S. states and had been law in Europe for centuries that a slave who legally traveled to a free area became free automatically
2. BOTH
3. BOTH
4. DS
5. S
6. DS