It said that the Constitution protected a man's property, and slaves were property. So slavery was legal in every state of the Union.
It also said that a black man could not be a citizen of the United States, and had no business suing a white man.
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Dred Scott sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. The court ruled against Scott, declaring that African Americans were not citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court. This decision further inflamed tensions over slavery in the United States.
The court case was Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857. Dred Scott, a slave, sued for his freedom in the United States Supreme Court after his master died, but the court ruled against him, stating that slaves were property and not entitled to citizenship.
Dred Scott was fighting for his freedom. The Dred Scott case was a landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled African Americans were not considered citizens and therefore did not have the right to sue in federal court. The decision further fueled the tensions over the issue of slavery leading up to the Civil War.
Dred Scott was a slave and he tried to get his freedom by going to court and talk it out but he failed
The Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford did not decide if Dred Scott was a slave or not, but that slaves (and their descendants) could not be counted as US citizens and had no right to sue in court.
The slave's name was Dred Scott
Dred Scott v. Sandford : 1857 .
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Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
In the Supreme Court.
he sued the supreme court
That Scott had no right to argue in court
Dred Scott sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. The court ruled against Scott, declaring that African Americans were not citizens and therefore could not sue in federal court. This decision further inflamed tensions over slavery in the United States.