USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Harriet Robinson Scott was an enslaved woman whose determination to free herself and her family made history. She and her husband, Dred Scott, spent years living in free territory in what is now Minnesota. In the 1840s, the Scotts sued for their freedom in Missouri. Their case made its way to the Supreme Court.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emerson for the next twelve years, traveling with him to other assigned posts in Illinois, the Wisconsin Territory, and at Fort Snelling in what became Minnesota-all places where slavery was prohibited. At Fort Snelling, Dred Scott met and married Harriet Robinson, also a slave, and they had two children.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1846, an enslaved Black man named Dred Scott and his wife, Harriet, sued for their freedom in St. Louis Circuit Court. They claimed that they were free due to their residence in a free territory where slavery was prohibited. The odds were in their favor.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the Supreme Court’s decision, the former master’s sons purchased Scott and his wife and set them free. Dred Scott died nine months later.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.