Dred Scott Vs Sandford Case Study

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During the time period between 1820- 1860 slavery was a very debated topic. Should slavery be allowed? Most Northerners wanted slavery to be stopped But most southerners wanted slavery to be kept. The United States was unable to find a compromise on the issue of slavery in 1820 to 1860 because of how the north wanted to abolish slavery while the South wanted slavery they could not find an equal balance between no slavery and slavery. The Dred Scott decision was a court case called Dred Scott v Sandford this court case was about a slave who lived in a free state with his owner before returning to the slave state of Missouri.Slave named was the Dred Scott He was trying to petition For his freedom in a court case. The court decided that blocks

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