Dred Scott - Marcus
Dred Scott
Dred Scott
Personal Background Information
- Dred Scott
- He was born in Southampton County, Virginia around 1799
- He died in St. Louis, Missouri on September 17, 1858 (died of Tuberculosis)
- His family was his wife, Harriet Robinson Scott, and his two daughters, Eliza and Lizzie Scott
- His profession was being a porter, who is a person employed to carry luggage and other goods
- Known for the Dred Scott case
Contributions To Society
- He didn't have successes, but had failures. He unsuccessfully tried to escape from slavery, and failed to buy his freedom in the Dred Scott case.
- Dred Scott case (saying that no African American was or ever could be a citizen of the United States. Also stated that even though he and his family lived in free states because his owner died, he was not entitled to freedom) contributed to the outbreak to the Civil War.
Legacy
- He will be remembered for the Dred Scott case, and for being a contributor to the outbreak of the Civil War. If this never happened, the Civil War would not of happened, and slavery might have been around in the United States longer than it was.