1857
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
That Scott had no right to argue in court
supreme court of Missouri
supreme court said that slaves couldn't sue for freedom because the were property
The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott's owner did not lose her property rights by taking him to a free State (Illinois); this gave persons who were opposed to slavery the not-unreasonable impression that the Supreme Court would, sooner or later, rule that no State could ban slavery.
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
no
he sued the supreme court
In the Supreme Court.
Dred Scott
The slave's name was Dred Scott
That Scott had no right to argue in court
Winfield Scott
Dred Scott
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court in the landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case in 1857. The Supreme Court decision ruled against granting him his freedom and also declared that African Americans, whether free or enslaved, were not U.S. citizens.