The Dred Scott case took about eleven years to be resolved. The case began in Missouri in 1846.
Dred Scott was a slave and he tried to get his freedom by going to court and talk it out but he failed
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford did not decide if Dred Scott was a slave or not, but that slaves (and their descendants) could not be counted as US citizens and had no right to sue in court.
Dred Scott v. Sandford : 1857 .
The slave's name was Dred Scott
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Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
he sued the supreme court
In the Supreme Court.
That Scott had no right to argue in court
Dred Scott sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. The court ruled against Scott, declaring that African Americans were not citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court. This decision further inflamed tensions over slavery in the United States.