Dred Scott Case Summary

Citizen Slave

The Dred Scott case was a unique situation in which a slave had lived in a free state for a long amount of time. This of course would be no problem – except the fact that when Dred Scott decided that after living on Northern soil for so long, he was free. He first wanted to buy his and his wife's freedom, but was refused. This led him to present his case to the Court. His case was propelled through the courts, quickly coming to the attention of the Supreme Court because of the tense political atmosphere. The Republican Abolitionists were sympathetic to his case, but that wasn’t enough for this unfortunate man.

Dred’s Scott’s life began in slavery. He was born to into Peter Blow’s property in 1789, but later traded…show more content…
Emerson case had a shaky start for the both. The courts that the case was presented pondered the meaning of the Missouri Compromise and the very Constitution itself. Each court that the case was brought to had a different opinion. The case was taken to, the St. Louis Circuit Court where the ruled in favor of Dred Scott and his family. The Missouri Supreme Court jumped in and reversed the decision of the lower court. This way, the case moved up to the US Supreme Court in the midst of America being ripped apart for this very topic. This not only pushed the case higher in the courts, it also shoved it into the…show more content…
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