What is freedom? Freedom is the power or right to act, speak, think as you want, freedom was also considered as a state of mind. We are born free. Everyone wants to be free and independent from others. That's what Dred Scott wanted, he envisioned freedom. He was going to get it no matter how hard it was. Dred Scott was born in Virginia in 1799 as a slave of the Peter Blow family. He spent his life as a slave, and he never learned to write and read. Shorty after the Blows family moved to St. Louis, Dred Scott was sold to Dr.John Emerson, who is a military surgeon. The Dred Scott Decision is were Dred Scott fought for freedom, he wanted to stand up for what was right. Dred Scott is known for American history for being kept as a slave and suring for his freedom.
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John Emerson, for years before returning to Missouri, which is a slave state. Dred Scott was taken to Illinois, a free state. In 1846, after Emerson died, Dred Scott sued his masters widow for his freedom, but Scott lost the case in state of court. During this time, Dred Scott married Harriet Robinson, who is also a slave, they later had 2 children. John Emerson died in 1843 Dred and his family were hired out to Mrs. John Emerson to work for other families in St. Louis.
Dred Scott was a big event that led up to the Civil War. The supreme court's opinion, which said that no blacks had “ no rights which the white man was bound respect ” and rejected of any territory to ban slavery within its borders. It inflamed the public opinion in the north, leading to the hardening of anti-slavery attitudes, and popularity for a new anti-slavery Republican Party.
The United states supreme court issues a decision in Dred Scott case, the right to slave owners to take their slaves into the western territory. The legal case in which the U.S. supreme court on March 6, 1857, ruled that Dred Scott who had resided in a free state and territory was not entitled to his
John Emerson, for years before returning to Missouri, which is a slave state. Dred Scott was taken to Illinois, a free state. In 1846, after Emerson died, Dred Scott sued his masters widow for his freedom, but Scott lost the case in state of court. During this time, Dred Scott married Harriet Robinson, who is also a slave, they later had 2 children. John Emerson died in 1843 Dred and his family were hired out to Mrs. John Emerson to work for other families in St. Louis.
Dred Scott was a big event that led up to the Civil War. The supreme court's opinion, which said that no blacks had “ no rights which the white man was bound respect ” and rejected of any territory to ban slavery within its borders. It inflamed the public opinion in the north, leading to the hardening of anti-slavery attitudes, and popularity for a new anti-slavery Republican Party.
The United states supreme court issues a decision in Dred Scott case, the right to slave owners to take their slaves into the western territory. The legal case in which the U.S. supreme court on March 6, 1857, ruled that Dred Scott who had resided in a free state and territory was not entitled to his