USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

DRED SCOTT

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Where was Dred Scott born?

A	Alaska
B	Florida
C	Minnesota
D	Virgina

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Dred Scott was born into slavery around 1799 in Southampton County, Virginia. In 1818, he moved with his owner Peter Blow to Alabama, then in 1830 he moved to St. Louis, Missouri-both slave states-where Peter ran a boarding house.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Missouri’s Dred Scott Case, 1846-1857. In its 1857 decision that stunned the nation, the United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

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