Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that his master had taken him to free states and territories.
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that his master had taken him to free states and territories.
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that he had lived in free territories and states where slavery was illegal, which he believed should entitle him to freedom. He argued that his time in these locations had made him a free man under the law.
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that he had lived in free territories and states where slavery was prohibited. He argued that these experiences should entitle him to freedom under the law.
No, the Chief Justice who presided over the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney. Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom based on his residence in free territories.
Dr. John Emerson did not pay for Dred Scott; rather, he was owned by other individuals before eventually being owned by the Emerson family. Dred Scott's legal case revolved around his claim to freedom based on having lived in free territories, despite being a slave.
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that his master had taken him to free states and territories.
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that he had lived in free territories and states where slavery was illegal, which he believed should entitle him to freedom. He argued that his time in these locations had made him a free man under the law.
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
Dred Scott based his claim for freedom on the fact that he had lived in free territories and states where slavery was prohibited. He argued that these experiences should entitle him to freedom under the law.
That he had once lived on free soil, where his freedom would have been granted automatically, if he had applied for it then.
No, the Chief Justice who presided over the Dred Scott case was Roger B. Taney. Dred Scott was the slave who sued for his freedom based on his residence in free territories.
Dred Scott
Dr. John Emerson did not pay for Dred Scott; rather, he was owned by other individuals before eventually being owned by the Emerson family. Dred Scott's legal case revolved around his claim to freedom based on having lived in free territories, despite being a slave.
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Dred Scott was a slave and he tried to get his freedom by going to court and talk it out but he failed
Dred Scott claimed freedom on the basis of saying that he was illegally a slave when his owner moved him over to the northern-free states. However, in order to sue somebody, it is required that you be a U.S. citizen. Dred Scott was viewed as property, and the case was never acknowledged.