The dred scott decision of the u. s. supreme court involved a slave who had been taken to live in kansas. a slave who was suing for his freedom because his master had taken him into free territory. a former slave who sued for his wifes freedom on the grounds that she had been married to a free black. a slave who had been freed by his master and who challenged the fugitive slave act of 1850. a slave who wished to exercise his right to vote.

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Cassandra Christensen

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19 September, 08:08

The dred scott decision of the u. s. supreme court involved a slave who had been taken to live in kansas. a slave who was suing for his freedom because his master had taken him into free territory. a former slave who sued for his wifes freedom on the grounds that she had been married to a free black. a slave who had been freed by his master and who challenged the fugitive slave act of 1850. a slave who wished to exercise his right to vote.

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Claudia Wilcox · Answer 1

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a slave who was suing for his freedom because his master had taken him into free territory

the dred scott involved a slave who had travelled with his master to a free territorry. The slave brought the challenge after his master deathon his own and behalf of his wife over his freedom. The court ruled against him, arguing that slaves could not be granted citizenship.