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The owner was an Army Doctor Who had spent most of his career near home in slave-country. When he was sent to a Northern posting, he took his slave with him. At that point, Scott could have applied for his freedom, and it would have been granted automatically.
For some reason, he didn't, and the two of them eventually returned South.
When the doctor died, Scott was left to his brother-in-law in his will as property. Scott then tried to apply for his freedom retrospectively. The local judges had never dealt with this kind of application before, and that is why it reached the Supreme Court, where it became a highly controversial case.
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Who is the slave that sued after being takeninto free territory by owner?
the owner didnt take him there his owner died and he fled. his name is Dred Scott and he lost the dred Scott case.
Who was a slave who sued his owner for freedom?
Dred Scott was a slave who sued his owner for freedom in the United States in the 1850s. The case, Dred Scott v. Sandford, reached the U.S. Supreme Court, which ultimately ruled against Scott, stating that slaves were property and not citizens, thereby denying his freedom.
Who was dred Scott and what was the dred Scott decision?
Dred Scott is a slave and sued his slave owner that if his in the north his freed from slavery. dred scott decision is when they said the Dred is just a slave and they are not citizen had no rights to sue their slave owners. this led to continue the civil wars against the north and the south
Who was the army surgeon who was the owner of slave dred Scott?
John Emerson
How did Dred Scott feel after the Dred Scott decision?
I would imagine very disappointed. He was told he was property, didn't have rights, and wasn't a citizen. He had to stay with his owner.
Who did dred scott sue?
Dred Scott sued his owner Peter Blow for his freedom. He had basis for the suit because of his extended stay in states where slavery was prohibited.
Who was Dr John Emerson?
He was Dred Scott's owner and a U.S. army surgeon
Slave who sued for his freedom after being taken into free territory by owner?
Dred Scott
Who is a slave who sued for his freedom after being taken into free territory by owner?
Dred Scott, a slave, sued for his freedom after being taken by his owner to free territories. The landmark Supreme Court case of Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) ruled that even though Scott was in a free territory, he was not entitled to freedom because he was property under the law.
Is Dred Scott single?
No, Dred Scott is not single.
What year did Dred Scott's owner die?
Dred Scott's first owner of record, Peter Blow, died in 1832. Either he or the executor of his estate sold Scott to Dr. John Emerson sometime between 1830 and 1833. Dr. Emerson died of probable tertiary syphillis in 1843.
What is Dred Scott's full name?
Dred Scott`s fll name was Dred Scott v. sandford
