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The Dred Scott case went to the Supreme Court because it involved a fundamental question about the rights of enslaved individuals in the United States and whether they could be considered citizens under the Constitution. It was a controversial and complex legal issue that needed a final decision from the highest court in the land.

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What slave was denied freedom in a supreme court case?

The slave's name was Dred Scott


What year was Dred Scott ruled a slave by the Supreme Court?

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.


Where was the dred Scott case held?

in the Washington D.C. Supreme Court


What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?

That Scott had no right to argue in court


What city did the Supreme Court neet to decide the Dred Scott v Sanford case?

The Supreme Court met in Washington, D.C. when it decided the Dred Scott case. It has met in Washington for every case since February 1801.


What supreme court divided the nation even more?

The Dred Scott case!!


Where did the first case of dred Scott take place?

supreme court of Missouri


Who was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court was?

Dred Scott


How did Dred Scott's case make it to the Supreme Court?

Dred Scott's case made it to the Supreme Court because he sued for his freedom after living in a free state and a free territory with his owner. The case went through several lower courts before ultimately being appealed to the Supreme Court.


Missouri compromise was unconnstitutional?

Yes - according to the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case.


What enslaved man sued for his freedom in a landmark supreme court case?

Dred Scott.


What supreme court decision divided the nationall even more?

Dred Scott case