Dred Scott Case Overview
-Dred Scott was a man born into slavery
-He traveled to many places with his owners, including free states
-Due to traveling to free states, he went to court debating his freedom and rights
-The court denied all of his pleas, and awarded him no freedom
-Judge Taney ruled that all slaves were property not citizens, so Congress had no right to grant them freedom
-This pleased the South, but outraged the North, leading eventually to a Civil War
-He traveled to many places with his owners, including free states
-Due to traveling to free states, he went to court debating his freedom and rights
-The court denied all of his pleas, and awarded him no freedom
-Judge Taney ruled that all slaves were property not citizens, so Congress had no right to grant them freedom
-This pleased the South, but outraged the North, leading eventually to a Civil War