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He was born 1799, then died September 17, 1858. His slave owner, John Emerson, was a doctor of Missouri. He went to court to sue his owners wife because, he wanted to be free due to the fact that his owner died and he lived in a free state along with living in free territory.

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Dred Scott v. Sandford (EXACTLY 1 minute).

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Dred Scott v. Sandford (EXACTLY 1 minute).

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Dred Scott, his family, John Emerson, and Irene Emerson moved to to the Wisconsin Territory which had banned slavery in the 1830s, but then they moved back to Missouri later on.

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Dred Scott went to court because, his slave owner, John Emerson, died and wanted to sue his wife (Irene Emerson). He was still a slave and thought he should be free because, he once lived on free territory land.

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The Response of the case from The Supreme Court

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The Response of the case from The Supreme Court

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Justice Roger Taney, a person against Dred Scott, says that Dred Scott has to be a slave forever and doesn't have the rights to be a free citizen. So Scott was still owned by the Sandford's and had no interest in a quest to have freedom again.

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Because of Dred Scott's case, it made him famous. It made it all the way up to the Supreme Court which started the American CIvil War.

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Irene Emerson has sold the Scotts to their original owner, The Blows Family, who gave them their freedom.

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Northwest Ordinance - A law passed to supervise the settlement of the Northwest Territory, which later on divided into several states in the Middle West.

Lawsuit - A claim brought to a court of law.

Maltreatment - cruel or violent treatment to a person or animal.

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Why did Dred Scott v. Sandford lead to the American Civil War

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Why did Dred Scott v. Sandford lead to the American Civil War

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This event lead to the Civil War because of Dred Scotts case about being free, as he once lived in free territory.