SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Dred Scott
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John Sanford
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Both sides
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Neither side
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Detailed explanation-1: -The journey and residence at Fort Snelling was Dred Scott’s second chance to sue for freedom. Now he was resident in a territory that was governed by the 1820 Missouri Compromise, which prohibited slavery north of 36° 30’ except within the boundaries of the state of Missouri.
Detailed explanation-2: -A year later, in 1857, upon her remarriage, this time to a man who opposed slavery, she returned the Scott family to their original owners, the Blow family. The Scotts were then granted their freedom. Dred Scott died one year later, in 1858.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.