SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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She needed workers
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She said that no African American who was a descendant of slaves should be free
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She didn’t like Dred so she made him miserable
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In 1846, a slave named Dred Scott sued for his freedom in St. Louis. He said he had lived in both a free territory and a free state. However, in 1852, the Missouri Supreme Court denied Dred Scott his freedom.
Detailed explanation-3: -9 Slaves were prohibited from marrying because, as long as they were in a state of bondage, they lacked the capacity to enter into any legally enforceable civil contracts. Once emancipated and granted the capacity to contract, the right of freed slaves to marry was undisputed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the 17th century, European settlers in North America turned to enslaved Africans as a cheaper, more plentiful labor source than indentured servants, who were mostly poor Europeans.