USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Born in Southampton, Virginia, around 1800, Dred Scott was a slave of Peter Blow. With Blow and the rest of his family, Scott migrated to the Midwest, arriving in St. Louis in 1830.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dred Scott was born a slave in Southampton county, Virginia, around 1799. His original owner, Peter Blow, moved to Alabama in 1818 and then relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1830, taking with him his property-including his slaves-as he moved west.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dred Scott was born into slavery in Southampton County, Virginia in 1795. Shortly after Scott was married, his owner, John Emerson, moved around to a few different states where slavery was prohibited.

Detailed explanation-4: -Born in Southampton, Virginia, in his youth, Dred Scott was known as “Sam.” He later changed his name to Dred Scott. He moved with his master to Huntsville, Alabama and later to St. Louis, Missouri. In 1831 his owner, Peter Blow, died and John Emerson, a surgeon in the U.S. Army, bought him.