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
Whether Dred Scott, as a slave, could sue in federal court. Whether residence in free territory made Scott free. Whether Congress had the power to prohibit slavery in certain territories.
Which statement best describes the Dred Scott v. Sanford Supreme Court decision?
he sued the supreme court
no
In the Supreme Court.
The slave's name was Dred Scott
That Scott had no right to argue in court
Dred Scott
Winfield Scott
Dred Scott
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.