Which of these statements BEST explains why the decision made in the “Dred Scott” case nullified the Compromise of 1850 and “popular sovereignty”?
A) A state has the right to secede if the federal government tried to abolish slavery there.
B) African-Americans could not be considered citizens therefore no state could allow them to vote.
C) Slaves were considered property and federal government could not disallow slavery in any state.
D) Only the Supreme Court could determine whether a state could allow slavery not the Legislative branch.

The correct answer is C.

Explanation: Dred Scott was an African American slave who sued the person who claimed to "own" him for his freedom. The case went all the way to the United States Supreme Court and the Supreme Court ruled against Dred Scott stating that a slave was "property," and had no rights as a citizen of the United States.

overview. prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933. prohibition led directly to the rise of organized crime. the twenty-first amendment, ratified in december 1933, repealed prohibition.

peasants’ war, (1524–25) peasant uprising in germany inspired by changes brought by the reformation, peasants in western and southern germany invoked   divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. as the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies. although the revolt was supported huldrych zwingli and thomas müntzerits condemnation by martain luther contributed to its defeat, principally by the army of the swabian league. some 100,000 peasants were killed. reprisals and increased restrictions discouraged further attempts to improve the peasants’ plight.

i think it would be " a" i might be wrong tho