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Scott argued he was a free man because he lived where slavery was illegal. He wasn't a free man for two reasons. One, Scott has no right to sue a federal government court because African Americans were not citizens. Two, Taney, said; merely living in free territory did not make an enslaved person free.
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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.
What did dred Scott base his claim on freedom on?
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
Why did the supreme court ruled against dred Scott?
The decision started that enslaved people were property
What was the Supreme Court ruling in dred Scott's case?
In Dred Scott, the U.S. Supreme Court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.
Who was the slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court was?
Dred Scott
Who was an enslaved person who sued for freedom?
Dred Scott
Enslaved man denied his freedom by the US Supreme Court?
Dred Scott
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.
What enslaved man sued for his freedom in a landmark supreme court case?
Dred Scott.
What did Dred Scott base his claim of freedom on?
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
What did dred Scott base his claim on freedom on?
Dred Scot's master had taken him to a free territory.
What reasons did Taney give for why he believed Dred Scott was an enslaved person?
he was fighting for black freedom
Why did the supreme court ruled against dred Scott?
The decision started that enslaved people were property
What did Scott base on 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.
Who was the enslaved African American who tried the sue the court but was denyed in 1857 by the supreme court?
Dred Scott
What was the Supreme Court ruling in dred Scott's case?
In Dred Scott, the U.S. Supreme Court held that African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court.
Dred Scott?
American slave who sued his master for keeping him enslaved in a territory where slavery was banned under the missouri Compromise
