SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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Why did Dred Scott believe he was a free man?
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He had earned his freedom through his work.
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He had traveled with his owner to a free state.
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He had been born free and captured by a slave catcher.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dred Scott traveled with him and, therefore, resided in areas where slavery was outlawed. Because of Missouri’s long-standing “once free, always free” judicial standard in determining freedom suits, slaves who were taken to such areas were freed-even if they returned to the slave state of Missouri.
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