After the dread Scott decision, Frederick Douglas said he sought to have Americans live up to the principles of the Constitution.What did he believe prevented?Americans from living up to the Constitution.A popular severity b evolution c manifest destiny d slavery
d slavery
Frederick Douglass believed that slavery prevented Americans from living up to the principles of the Constitution, as it was a clear violation of the principles of freedom and equality that the Constitution espoused. He argued that as long as slavery existed, America could not truly live up to its founding principles.