SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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What was Dred Scott’s reasoning for being free?
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He had lived in free territory
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He deserved it
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He had worked enough to earn his freedom
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His owner said he could
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Scotts claimed that they should be granted their freedom because Dred had lived in Illinois and the Wisconsin Territory for four years, where slavery was illegal, and laws in those jurisdictions said that slaveholders gave up their rights to slaves if they stayed for an extended period.
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