Question

What was the Dred Scott decision

Answer 1

In the infamous case of Dred Scott v. Sandford, the court’s ruling was that as someone’s property, Dred Scott was not a citizen, and therefore did not have the right to sue in a federal court.

Answer 2

Sandford, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, ruled (7–2) that a slave (Dred Scott) who had resided in a free state and territory (where slavery was prohibited) was not thereby entitled to his freedom; that African Americans were not and could never be citizens of the United States

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