1868, the 14th amendment to the U.S. constitution reversed the Dred Scott ruling. According to the court’s decision, which people were never intended to be included in that statement? The descendants of the founding fathers People who had signed the document Enslaved persons and their descendants, even if they were free All persons born in the United States are citizens. No State shall make any law which shall abridge the privileges of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, nor deny to any person the equal protection of the laws. —Amendment 14, U.S. Constitution,