It is largely believed to be Illinois, being where Abe lived.
In 1803, Ohio became the first non-slave state out of the northwest territories. Citizens were divided on the subject, but it was an official non-slave state.
A slave state.
a slave state
North Carolina was a slave State
Dred Scott, a slave who lived in a free territory for four years, sued for his freedom. The case went to the US Supreme Court, which ruled against him in the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford decision in 1857. This decision further entrenched the institution of slavery in the United States.
dred scott attempted to leave the state he lived in which was a slave state and moved to a free slave so he can be "free" but slave is property and cannot be free ,
dredd scott
it was a free state >3
He was taken to the free state of Illinois and lived there for many years.
It is largely believed to be Illinois, being where Abe lived.
To be free and have freedom
He tried to claim his freedom on the basis that he had lived for some years on free soil. If he had applied for his freedom at that time, it would have been granted automatically. He could then have travelled freely in slave country on the basis of 'Once free, always free'. But you could not claim your freedom retrospectively.
Freedom to an ex-slave was like something in the past. Freedom was something that was rewarded to a slave. Whether this slave ran away or was set free by its master, freedom was the most important thing to a slave.
Slave state
He tried to claim his freedom on the basis that he had lived for some years on free soil. If he had applied for his freedom at that time, it would have been granted automatically. He could then have travelled freely in slave country on the basis of 'Once free, always free'. But you could not claim your freedom retrospectively.
He tried to claim his freedom on the basis that he had lived for some years on free soil. If he had applied for his freedom at that time, it would have been granted automatically. He could then have travelled freely in slave country on the basis of 'Once free, always free'. But you could not claim your freedom retrospectively.