10 ... [W]e are satisfied, upon a careful examination of all the cases decided in the
State courts of Missouri referred to, that it is now firmly settled by the decisions of
the highest court in the State, that Scott and his family upon their return were not
free, but were, by the laws of Missouri, the property of the
defendant; and that the
Circuit Court of the United States had no jurisdiction, when, by the laws of the State,
the plaintiff was a slave, and not a citizen.
-Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857
How did this decision affect the lives of enslaved people?
F
It restricted slavery to states alone and not territories.
G
It allowed enslaved people to sue for their freedom in state courts.
H
It confirmed enslaved people were property and cannot bring a case to a federal court.
J
It determined enslaved people could travel across state lines when seeking freedom.