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The basis for the Dred Scott case was state citizenship and diversity. Scott, originally a slave in the South, felt he should be considered free after his master's death left him in the North so he tried to file a lawsuit. However, the court ruled on the South's side that he was property and had no rights, which was considered a turning point in slavery.

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