It was about the ruling of an african american who had been a slave in one state and then his owner moved and it was regarding whether or not he was free when he was in Illinois (which was free) after the owner died
Dred Scott was the african american and lost the case
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
In the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
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The Supreme Court eventually decided to give Dred Scott his freedom. They made that decision because they thought that it would end the huge slavery crisis. A few weeks after Dred Scott was freed, he sadly died. :(
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That the Supreme Court decision was both unnecessary and invalid.
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Dred Scott case
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when Dred Scott decision was made
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.
Dred Scott