LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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Question
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Why did Dred Scott petition for his freedom?
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His first master died and he thought he should be free
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He was a free man before being kidnapped
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He lived in free states during his slavery
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His master died and he thought he should be free
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1846 Scott and his wife, aided by antislavery lawyers, sued for their freedom in a St. Louis court on the grounds that their residence in a free territory had freed them from the bonds of slavery.
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