MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Question
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What did Dred Scott argue in the Scott v. Sandford case?
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He was free because he had lived in free states
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He was free because he was now a slaveholder
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He should not have been captured because he was a fugitive
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He should get his property back through due process
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1846, an enslaved Black man named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom in St. Louis Circuit Court. They claimed that they were free due to their residence in a free territory where slavery was prohibited. The odds were in their favor.
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