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What did Dred Scott claim John Sanford did to him and his family?
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First of all, John Sandford was not the original defendant in the case. The original defendant was Irene Emerson, Dred Scott's owner. John Sandford was Irene Emerson's brother, and acted on her behalf. As such, Dred Scott never claimed that John Sandford did anything to his family. Now as far as Irene Emerson goes, Dred Scott claimed that she was harming him and his family by not allowing them to be free, in violation of the Missouri Compromise. Scott's claim was that since he had lived in free states (namely, Illinois and Wisconsin Territory) where the Missouri Compromise outlawed slavery, that should have made him free.
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When did dred Scott v Sanford started?
When Scott's master died and left him as property in his will to his wife's family.
Who took the Scott vs Sanford case to court?
Dred Scott
What are facts about the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
Why was there so much tension in the Dred Scott vs Sanford case?
did you answer it
Was Dred Scott ever freed from slavery?
Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)Yes. Although Dred Scott lost his case before the US Supreme Court, Taylor Blow, son of Dred Scott's former owner, Peter Blow, purchased the Scott family's emancipation from John Sanford on May 26, 1857. Dred Scott found work as a porter in a St. Louis, Missouri, hotel, but died of tuberculosis (a lung disease) in September 1858, little more than a year after gaining his freedom.
What was Dred Scott's daughters names?
Sherly hatton and Jerome Scott the jr. girl
What landmark Supreme Court decisions was a prime factor leading to the Civil War?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The case that helped precipitate the Civil War was?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
The court case that addressed the issue of slavery?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Which event could be placed in the second slotThe Compromise of 1850 was passed.The Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.The Missouri Compromise was passed.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed?
The Dred Scott v. Sanford decision.
Who is a slave who sued for his freedom and lost before the civil war?
Dred Scott v. Sanford, 60 US 393 (1857)AnswerDred Scott sued for his freedom.The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in defendant John Sanford's favor, returning Dred Scott and his family to slavery. Chief Justice Roger B. Taney delivered the Opinion of the Court that held slaves, former slaves and descendants of slaves could never be US citizens.AnswerThat was Dred Scott. He should have claimed his freedom while he was on free soil, but he was brought back into slave country, and tried to claim his freedom when his status was subject to debate. This caused immense trouble - and arguably started the Civil War.For more information, see Related Questions, below.
What decision declared the Missouri compromise unconstitutional?
The admission of California to the Union - it was too big to be accommodated according to the terms of that compromise.
