Question

Which of the following best describes Dred Scott?
A.)Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom.
B.)Scott was an abolitionist who escaped slavery as a boy.
C.)Scott was an abolitionist who attacked proslavery settlers.
D.)Scott was a slave owner who was sued by an enslaved worker.
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Answer 1

A.)Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A.) Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom.

Explanation:

Dred Scott was an African American born as a slave in Virginia in 1799. During his life, he tried to scape multiple times and pay for his freedom, but he failed in both. Also, he lived for some years in the Wisconsin Territory, which was a free state. Due to this, in 1847 Dred Scott sued for his freedom claiming he and his family lived in a free state, and therefore should be automatically free. However, the Supreme Court claimed African Americans were not citizens, and therefore they did not have rights as white people. According to this, the statement that best describes Dred Scott is "Scott was an enslaved person who sued for his freedom".