Civil War
News for the week of Tuesday, November 13th
Dred Scott (A Civil War slave)
- He went to pursue his trial in 1847
- 10 years later, his case was finally brought before the Supreme Court
- His owner moved to a slave state in which he died in
- He was found as a slave
- His decision was a cause of the Missouri compromise
- His extended stay in Illinois and Wisconsin gave him legal rights to make a vote for freedom
- Went to trial for freedom in June of 1847, but lost due to a technicality
Cite: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html
Dred Scott
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Newspaper Clipping
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Court Appealing
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