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Dred Scott believed he should be a free man because he had lived in free territories where slavery was prohibited, specifically Illinois and Wisconsin, with his owner. He argued that his residence in these free areas gave him the right to claim his freedom. Additionally, Scott contended that since he was a person and not merely property, he should be entitled to legal rights and protections under the law. His case ultimately led to the landmark Supreme Court decision in 1857, which denied his claim and stated that African Americans could not be considered citizens.
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What did the Dred Scott Decision did Not do?
First of all learn how to talk. Then go ask Your History teacher this question. you should have said "What did the Dred Scott decision do?" It was a slave who thought he was free and they went to court over it and the court said he was a slave and that he was not free.
What did Dred Scott base his claim of freedom on?
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
How did the Dred Scott decision change the Missouri Compromise?
In the Dred Scott decision a slave was taken up north to a "free state," according to the Missouri Compromise, and then brought back down to a slave state. Dred Scott felt that by entering a free state should be free from slavery, but on the ruling the Dred Scott decision ruled that slaves are considered property and can be taken anywhere, therefore going against the Missouri Compromise. The Supreme Court ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional under the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause for the reasons stated above, and overturned the legislation.
Which of these was not a result of the Dred Scott U.S. supreme court decision?
The Supreme Court declared Scott was a free man
Why did southeners believe that dred Scott was free?
Southerners believed that Dred Scott was not free because they viewed him as property, not as a person entitled to rights. The prevailing legal framework at the time considered enslaved individuals to be the property of their owners, and the Supreme Court's 1857 ruling in the Dred Scott case reinforced this notion by declaring that enslaved people could not sue for their freedom. Additionally, many Southerners held the belief that the extension of slavery into new territories was essential for their economic interests, leading them to support the idea that Scott should remain enslaved.
Who said that he should be free because he lived in a free territory?
Dred Scott.
What did dred Scott base his claim on freedom on?
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
What was Dred Scott argument to the supreme court?
Dred Scott argued that his time living in free territories should have made him a free man, as these territories prohibited slavery. He claimed that this should have nullified his status as a slave under the Missouri Compromise.
What did Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on?
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that his master had taken him to free states and territories.
Why did Dred Scott believe that he should be free?
Dred Scott believed he should be free because he had lived in free states and territories where slavery was illegal, which he argued should have conferred freedom upon him. He sued for his freedom based on the legal principle of once free, always free, but ultimately lost the case in a landmark Supreme Court decision.
Why did dred Scott agrue that he should be free?
because he onced lived in areas of the north where slavery was prohibited
What did the Dred Scott Decision did Not do?
First of all learn how to talk. Then go ask Your History teacher this question. you should have said "What did the Dred Scott decision do?" It was a slave who thought he was free and they went to court over it and the court said he was a slave and that he was not free.
Why did chief justice Taney think Dred Scott should not be free?
Chief Justice Taney believed that Dred Scott should not be free because he argued that African Americans, whether slave or free, were not considered citizens under the U.S. Constitution. Taney also argued that the federal government did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, which meant that Scott's residence in a free state did not make him free.
What are facts about dred Scott?
His master unwisely took him into free soil, and then back into slave country. If Dred wanted his freedom, he should have applied for it on free soil, where it would have been granted automatically.
What did Dred Scott base his claim of freedom on?
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
What was the issue in the dred Scott case?
He was a slave in a free state
How was dred Scott discriminated?
because they said "slaves are property" and said that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional and they wanted to keep slaves out of western territory and any slaves found free would be back in captivity and even though Dred Scott was free for 19 years they still made him to be a slave because of the Dred Scott vs. Sanford .That is how Dred Scott was discriminated.
