Dred Scott is a man who was a slave all over the United States. He had first lived in Virginia, where he was a slave. Then his slave owner had moved to St. Louis, and brought Dred Scott with, but set him free. However, he was immediately sold again, but then his slave owner moved to Illinois, where it is technically a free state. However, his slave owner had moved to Louisiana, where it is in the slave state region. He wanted Dred Scott back in Louisiana, therefore having people force him into the household.
Dred Scott was taken to court in Illinois, where he asked for freedom. He was granted freedom, but then he went to Louisiana, and he was not granted freedom. He then appealed to the U.S. Appeals Court, and the Dred Scott vs. Sandford (it had meant to be the Dred Scott vs. Sanford, but the person who had written the case down had miswritten it, therefore it has been vs. Sandford) case had said that he is not free. That case was quite obviously, quite outrageous. …show more content…
Presumably, the reason why they were happy was because that meant that they could kick runaway slaves out of the north and into the south. People in the south were also happy with the decision since that meant that they can send searches for slaves regardless of where they are in the U.S. The downside to having nationwide searches is that grants were given to those who would find slaves, and if they were in the south, then the grant given would be considerably lower usually. But the grants in the north would be lower than those out of the
Dred Scott was taken to court in Illinois, where he asked for freedom. He was granted freedom, but then he went to Louisiana, and he was not granted freedom. He then appealed to the U.S. Appeals Court, and the Dred Scott vs. Sandford (it had meant to be the Dred Scott vs. Sanford, but the person who had written the case down had miswritten it, therefore it has been vs. Sandford) case had said that he is not free. That case was quite obviously, quite outrageous. …show more content…
Presumably, the reason why they were happy was because that meant that they could kick runaway slaves out of the north and into the south. People in the south were also happy with the decision since that meant that they can send searches for slaves regardless of where they are in the U.S. The downside to having nationwide searches is that grants were given to those who would find slaves, and if they were in the south, then the grant given would be considerably lower usually. But the grants in the north would be lower than those out of the