SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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In the 1850 Dred Scott case, a Missouri jury ruled
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that only Scott, not his wife, should be free.
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that the Scotts should be granted their freedom.
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that the Scotts should remained endslaved.
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that only Scott’s wife, not Scott, should be free.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dred Scott Wins His Freedom Upset upon learning his wife still owned the most infamous slave of the time, he sold Scott and his family to Taylor Blow, the son of Peter Blow, Scott’s original owner. Taylor freed Scott and his family on May 26, 1857.
Detailed explanation-2: -The jury ruled that Scott could not sue in federal court because he had already been deemed a slave under Missouri law.
Detailed explanation-3: -The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dred Scott case struck down the Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional, maintaining that Congress had no power to forbid or abolish slavery in the territories.
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